[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Timothy Goble, Grace Evangelical Free Church, Colville, 
Washington, offered the following prayer:
  Most gracious Lord God, we are continually encouraged as we sense 
Your guardianship as You powerfully determine the destiny of this 
Republic. We acknowledge that the future of all of our political 
institutions are staked upon the capacity of each of us here to govern, 
control, and to sustain ourselves in accordance with the Word of God.
  Today, we acknowledge our departure from Your Word and ask for Your 
forgiveness. May Your Word once again become the guiding light for our 
homes, our schools, our courtrooms, and workplaces. Lay upon the hearts 
of all those who serve in this great historical room the need to 
establish a personal relationship with You that will grow them into 
servant leaders, who make their constituents the beneficiary of every 
decision from Your divine perspective. May they walk humbly with each 
other, acknowledging their mutual duty of loving forbearance. All this 
we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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