[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 154 (Tuesday, December 4, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H6594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Glen Bohannon, College Acres Baptist Church, Wilmington, 
North Carolina, offered the following prayer:
  Our Father in Heaven, who desires that all people breathe the fresh 
air of freedom, enable us to walk worthy of all rights sacrificially 
handed down to us by patriots past and present.
  So lead us that we will not take for granted the blessings of our 
Constitution, our laws, and all institutions that help make these 
United States an instrument of peace and purpose.
  Strengthen our resolve not to confuse liberty with license, restraint 
with weakness, and half error with full truth.
  Empower and motivate us to cultivate a spirit of goodness and a high 
sense of honor. Deepen our desire to practice virtues of conduct to 
help make our Nation strong and deserving to endure.
  Our eternal God, open our eyes today to see that our Nation's 
greatest threat is not all external, but the inner thought that we can 
afford to live without dependence upon You. This I pray in the name of 
our Lord Jesus Christ.
  Amen.

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