[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 71 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H2951]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  Pastor Gary Strickland, Kingdom Place, Lumberton, North Carolina, 
offered the following prayer:
  Our dear Heavenly Father, on this National Day of Prayer, we publicly 
acknowledge You to be the Lord of the universe, the author of creation, 
the arbiter in history, and the savior of man.
  We bow before Your providence and celebrate Your goodness to our 
Nation. Thank You for blessing America.
  Bless this Chamber of decisionmakers, and let each of them seek Your 
guidance in every matter affecting our country.
  Bless this Chamber of legislators, and let each of them vote always 
according to Your eternal standards, which transcend time and personal 
preference.
  Bless this Chamber of social leaders, and let each of them model for 
us Your healing virtues of compassion and mercy, integrity, forgiveness 
and service.
  We bow before Your power, celebrating Your goodness to us as a 
people. Thank You for blessing America.
  In the name of Your son, Jesus Christ, we ask and pray for all these 
things.
  Amen.

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