[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 27062]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. George Gray Toole, Towson Presbyterian Church, 
Baltimore, Maryland, offered the following prayer:
  O God, be with our representatives as they govern this Nation. Great 
and broad are their responsibilities and enough to tax any human being. 
Without Your guidance, they are at a disadvantage, for who can rightly 
judge between so many issues and events. Surrounded by those vying for 
one action over another, it can be so difficult to decide which path to 
follow. When pressures increase, calm them with Your peace. When 
confusion builds, grant them Your wisdom. With integrity grounded in 
allegiance to You, lead them in paths that confirm their best efforts, 
so that peace, justice and the welfare of all people may be the product 
of their work. Amen.

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