[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 86 (Friday, May 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3333]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Pastor Mark Westerfield, Central Baptist Church Round Rock, Round 
Rock, Texas, offered the following prayer:
  Our Father in Heaven, I am humbled to stand before You and these 
honored and distinguished men and women today, to stand in the gap and 
offer this prayer.
  Today, we gratefully recognize the gift of life, liberty, and 
responsibility You have given us to lead this great country. On behalf 
of these men and women, I ask for wisdom, discernment, and unity as 
they carry the weight of caring for the close to 350 million citizens 
of this land. They carry the weight of protecting all lives and making 
sure that justice is paramount.
  We stand today on the backs of many that have gone before, and we 
stand grateful that You have shown grace and mercy to each of us.
  Please give each of these servants the skin of a rhino and the heart 
of a lamb. We humbly ask this in Your holy name.
  Amen.

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