[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H5311-H5312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Asriel McLain, Little Union Baptist Church, Shreveport, 
Louisiana, offered the following prayer:
  O Lord, how excellent is Thy name. In the mighty name of Jesus, we 
praise

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You for the liberties paid for by our sons and daughters who gave their 
last full measure of devotion at Lexington and Concord, Chalmette-New 
Orleans, Gettysburg, Normandy, Iwo Jima, Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle 
East. Thank you for those who marched with tired feet and rested souls 
in such places as Selma and Montgomery seeking to perfect our Union.
  Lord, bless this, the people's House, of which it is said, ``Here, 
sir, the people govern.'' Bless, O Lord, this body, its leadership on 
both sides of the aisle, whose composition mirrors the tapestry of 
America from the apple orchards of Washington State to the fragrant 
citrus groves of Florida, from the sun-kissed beaches of California to 
the bayous of my beloved Louisiana. Remember their families, staffs, 
and constituents back home as they function as servant-leaders with the 
vision to see what is right and the power and the strength to do what 
is right, remembering the Master's words that the greatest among you is 
Your servant and Dr. King's admonition that everyone can be great 
because everyone can serve.
  May Members of this House heed the words of the eighth century 
prophet Micah when he says that You require us to love justice, do 
mercy, and walk humbly with our God.
  Amen, amen, and amen.

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