[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H6436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend W. Don Young, Senior Pastor, Heartland Worship Center, 
Paducah, Kentucky, offered the following prayer:
  My Lord God in heaven, the leaders of this Nation pause every day to 
acknowledge Your grace, Your mercy, and most of all Your blessings. 
They acknowledge by this exercise that this Nation was built on your 
principles.
  And Father God, it appears that we are the players that will 
determine the destiny of this beloved United States of America. Good 
people all over the world believe we are standing on a precipice at 
this moment in history.
  Either America renews her relationship with You, or we continue our 
moral free fall, which, sadly to say, will ultimately mean our demise. 
We, the pastors, political leaders, we just cannot allow that to 
happen. So God help us to guide this great people in such a way that 
You can bless America again.
  Please help us to honor You and You alone with the decisions that 
will be made today and in future sessions. It is in my Lord's name that 
I ask these things. Amen.

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