[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21898]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend David N. Morrell, St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Houston, 
Texas, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray. Gracious and eternal God, as these men and women who 
have been elected by the people of this Nation to represent them gather 
today, we ask Your blessing upon them. Grant that they be open to Your 
divine will and the guidance of Your Holy Spirit as they discuss, 
debate, and decide the issues before them.
  On this new day, guide the leadership, the Members, and their staff 
that their efforts for equality, justice, mercy, and compassion will 
bear fruit in this Nation and in Your world.
  In faith and hope we pray, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen.

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