[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 102 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H7839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Anthony L. Bennett, Mount Aery Baptist Church, Bridgeport, 
Connecticut, offered the following prayer:
  Good morning, God, our Creator, Provider and Sustainer. It is to You, 
our refuge, strength, and one God who is known by many names. To You 
God, we give thanks for this day; a day in which we have another chance 
to manifest Your divine essence upon the Earth. You have given us 
another opportunity to demonstrate Your love for us in how we treat one 
another.
  And so, on today, I lift the Members and staff of this, the United 
States House of Representatives. I pray Your wisdom and guidance will 
consume them so that they understand the individuals, families and, 
yes, even the nations that will be impacted by their decisions today. 
So teach them and all of us to do justice, to love kindness, and to 
walk humbly with our God.
  In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

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