[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dale Ribble, Oak Lake Church, Lincoln, Nebraska, offered the 
following prayer:
  O Lord, You have been our dwelling place from the foundation of our 
country. We ask for wisdom from You, the all-wise God, for these 
leaders as they seek to lead our country.
  Your word tells us that ``wisdom from above is first pure, then 
peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, 
impartial, and sincere.''
  You have said that a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by 
those who make peace. May these men and women be united in wisdom that 
leads to peace.
  O Lord, may we, as a Nation who has known the greatness of Your mercy 
and grace, not stray from seeking You and Your righteous ways, for You 
have said, ``Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord.'' Keep us in 
the shelter of your wings and turn our hearts to You.
  In Jesus' name, amen.

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