[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Chaplain Phil Crenshaw, Lubbock, Texas, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Holy Father, it is with grateful hearts we begin this day with 
Thee, the author and finisher of our faith. We come praying for Thy 
blessing for every man and woman in this assembly representing all the 
people of our great Nation.
  We recognize our inability to exist at our best without Thy supreme 
wisdom, for Thou hast said: ``A contrite heart, O God, Thou will not 
despise.'' And because of this, we seek supreme direction in the 
deliberation and our need for divine petition.
  We further recognize our imperfection and beseech Thy forgiveness 
when unintentional errors in judgment are forthcoming. Grant, dear 
Father, Thy unhindered blessing to all those assembled at this moment, 
remembering Thy words: ``Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord.''
  Thank You for loving us and praying that we may in turn love You with 
grateful, overflowing hearts.
  In Jesus' name, we pray.
  Amen.

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