[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19181]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. Donald Carter, Pastor, Baptist Temple of Alamance 
County, Burlington, North Carolina, offered the following prayer:
  May we pray.
  Heavenly Father, thank You for our forefathers who carved out of the 
wilderness a great Nation, a Nation that has enjoyed the blessings of 
Almighty God. We acknowledge Your protective and guiding hand upon our 
Nation during these 223 years.
  I request that You give the men and women who are servants of our 
trust and who represent us understanding of the problems and needs of 
our country. Give them wisdom to address them. We have sinned as a 
people and as a Nation. Forgive us of our sins. May these who represent 
us do what is right, not what is popular, as John Adams said.
  May that being who is supreme overall, the Patron of Order, the 
Fountain of Justice and the Protector of all ages of the world of 
virtuous liberty, continue His blessings upon this, our Nation.
  In Jesus' name I pray.

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