[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 37 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H1402-H1403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Ezekiel Pipher, Heartland Evangelical Free Church, 
Central City, Nebraska, offered the following prayer:
  Our Father in Heaven, by Your sovereign hand, You make all nations, 
kingdoms, and empires. You raise up their leaders and ordain the rules 
by which they govern. You alone are righteous in all Your judgments, so 
it is You that we trust and desire to imitate.
  Lord, help the honorable men and women of the House of 
Representatives

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lead by persuasion, kindness, and reason according to Your Scriptures. 
Equip and guide them to craft laws, resolutions, and amendments that 
will accomplish Your will for our Nation. By Your Spirit, help them 
carry out these noble responsibilities with wisdom and integrity. I 
also ask that You would encourage their families this day.
  Our Savior, we eagerly await Your return and Your perfect justice and 
mercy. Until that moment, grant us patience, and help us be of good 
courage and strong heart.
  We pray in Jesus' name.
  Amen.

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