[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 143 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Charley Hames, Jr., Beebee Memorial Cathedral, Oakland, 
California, offered the following prayer:
  Eternal and gracious God, we call on Your Name by Your mercy as one 
nation under Your divine counsel. Dear Lord, I lift up to You today 
these men and women who have been weighted with the vicissitudes of 
life by the virtue of the office that they have been called to serve 
for such a time as this.
  We ask You, Lord, to equip and empower these, Your leaders, by Your 
Spirit to faithfully carry out the duty to the office in which affects 
our daily lives. Remind them of their divine purpose to bring hope 
where there has been disappointment, to give peace where there is 
chaos, and leadership that promotes unity.
  Guide their minds to make decisions that embody the good of all of 
our citizens and pilot their hands to give voice to the voiceless. This 
is our prayer in Your awesome Name. Amen.

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