[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 188 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Pastor William Hild, Jr., FirstSarasota, the Downtown Baptist Church, 
Sarasota, Florida, offered the following prayer:
  Our Father and our God, we beseech You this morning to grant unto 
this House abundant wisdom, such as we read of in the epistle of James, 
a wisdom that ``is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, 
full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity.'' 
May such wisdom be the foundation upon which debate and decision is 
made.
  We pray for the health, wholeness, and peace to be upon each and 
every esteemed Member, their spouses, their families, and the dedicated 
staffs who undergird them. May the great challenges that confront our 
land, debated in this Chamber, become opportunities for even greater 
blessing as, together, we seek Your will for this, our beloved Nation.
  May we be reminded today that Your Word teaches us: ``Blessed is the 
Nation whose God is the Lord.'' We thank You for Your incredible 
goodness, remembering all Your many blessings, both individually and as 
a Nation.
  We earnestly pray for a deeper desire to make You the foundation and 
center of our life as we offer this humble prayer in the name of Jesus 
Christ our Lord.
  Amen.

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