[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 104 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H5368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Alexander Campbell, South Carolina State Guard, 
Anderson, South Carolina, offered the following prayer:
  God, we bless You this week as we celebrate the anniversary of the 
Great Seal of the United States, adopted by this august assembly on 
June 20, 1782. On the front of that seal, a shield of red symbolizing 
hardiness and valor; white standing for purity and innocence; and blue 
representing vigilance, perseverance, and justice.
  The back of the Great Seal shows a pyramid, a symbol of strength and 
duration. Above that pyramid is a triangle containing the eye of 
providence. Your eye, God, watching over us, with the inscription, 
``God has favored our undertakings.''
  Therefore, God, we ask that You favor the undertakings of this great 
House by strengthening it to fulfill the noble symbols of the Great 
Seal in accomplishing the continued building of our great Nation guided 
by the God in whom we trust.
  I pray this prayer in the name of my Lord, Jesus Christ.
  Amen.

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