[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 172 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H5661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PRAYER FOR THE PRESIDENT

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, I thank the Speaker and the leadership 
for asking me, as the chairman of the House Congressional Prayer 
Caucus, to lead the House in prayer for our President.
  I would ask the Members to join me.
  Father, I thank You that You are a God that hears and answers 
prayers. And, God, You aren't partisan. And today, we have been shocked 
with the word that our President and First Lady, Melania, have tested 
positive with COVID.
  You know and You care. God, I would pray that we would unite together 
at least in this today, as a country and as a body, to pray for our 
President, even as Your Scriptures instruct us to pray for those in 
authority.
  We pray that You would spare them, that You would heal them, even as 
we pray for many, many, many others in our country and around the world 
who have been caught with this virus. But, in turn, I pray as well that 
You would tenderize our hearts, that You would unify our country, even 
with this being brought on today.
  And I pray that our President would understand and take on the words 
of Psalm 16:1, words that meant much to George Washington, our first 
President, that said: Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.
  God, may we take refuge in You, even as our President, and may You 
heal our land as You heal him.
  It is in the name of Jesus, my Savior, I pray.
  Amen.

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