[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10691]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Dr. Ronnie W. Floyd, First Baptist Church, 
Springdale, AR, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray together.
  Holy God, I thank You that Your Word says in Romans 13:1, ``For there 
is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established 
by God.'' I am thankful the authority granted to these Senators today 
has not been granted simply by their constituencies but, most of all, 
that authority is given by You.
  Therefore, O God, the responsibility is so great upon these men and 
women today. Every decision that is made has such a great impact all 
across the world.
  So Lord, I ask for the Holy Spirit of God to empower these leaders in 
their decisionmaking today. May the Word of God be their source of 
authority. May the Lord Jesus Christ be the only One they desire to 
please. May the people they represent in this country, whether rich or 
poor, male or female, or whatever race they may represent, be the 
beneficiaries of godly, holy, decisionmaking today.
  O Father, America needs spiritual revival, reformation, and 
awakening. So God, in the name of Your son, Jesus Christ, we close this 
prayer, asking You and believing in You to send a spiritual revival to 
our Nation that would change lives, renew churches, restore and refresh 
family relationships, provide hope to every American and, most of all, 
give You glory. Amen.

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