[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 3, 2007)]
[House]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Elton Van Welton, Crossroads Baptist Church, Leesburg, 
Virginia, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Lord, Almighty God, we thank You this morning for Your 
divine blessings upon our country and upon our lives individually. With 
heartfelt concern, we remember those Americans serving our country in 
uniform today and pray for Your protective hand over them. Bless and 
love their families in their absence.
  I ask, Lord, as our source of life and strength, that You will 
encourage and edify us all that we might remain faithful in the task 
that You have called us to. Lead today this Chamber and its Members in 
the pathway of humility. By Your spirit, guide them to take up the 
towel of leadership to meet the needs of our country by lifting up 
others more than themselves. Allow their lives as servant leaders to 
empower all Americans to live in like manner. This we pray in the name 
of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
  Amen.

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