[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23102]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. John H. White, President of Geneva College, Beaver 
Falls, Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:
  We begin this morning with the recognition that You, O God, are the 
source of life and the provider of all good things. We recognize that 
the order and prosperity of this Nation is a gift of Your providence.
  I thank You for these ladies and gentlemen and those who assist them 
in this vital task of governing this Nation. May they recognize that 
their authority comes from You and that they are the servants of God 
and His Son, Jesus Christ, as well as servants of those who elected 
them.
  I pray that their decisions may be founded on Your law, seasoned by 
Your justice and Your grace. Especially grant us all a full measure of 
Your wisdom this day.
  In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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