[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13824]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Steven L. Wolverton, Lee Street Memorial Baptist Church, 
Baltimore, Maryland, offered the following prayer:
  Our most gracious Father in heaven, we humbly acknowledge Your 
majesty and Your Lordship over everything. Father, I pray that with all 
Your glory, Your power, Your mercy, and Your grace, that You would make 
yourself known here, and that Your presence, and Your truth might be 
breathtakingly crystal clear to all.
  Father, I pray that You would deliver us from vain hypocrisy and 
impress upon us as a Nation, as individuals, and as leaders, the values 
of character, honesty, and integrity.
  Father, humble us and direct our attention towards You for true 
wisdom and discernment. Father, I pray that each Member of this 
Congress might be absolutely mindful of Your existence, Your presence, 
Your deity, and Your will as they conduct the business You have 
entrusted them on behalf of Your people. Lord, help us love one 
another.
  In the name of my Lord and my Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.

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