[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 149 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H8399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Chuck Coffelt, Gillett United Methodist Church, Gillett, 
Arkansas, offered the following prayer:
  Most gracious God, as the Members of this great Chamber gather to 
conduct the business of our Nation, we pause to remember the lives of 
the women and men who fought and died on the battlefields of wars at 
home and abroad so that we may have the privilege of open talk and 
debate. We honor their sacrifice today by setting aside differences and 
working for the common good of humanity. Guide the hearts and minds of 
these before You now that they may govern with their hearts set on love 
and justice, compassion and peace. Strengthen them for the weighty 
decisions that they face. Empower them to serve You by faithfully 
serving the people they represent, including those whose voices are 
rarely heard. These things we pray to You today, Father, through Your 
son, Jesus, by the power of Your holy spirit.
  Amen.

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