[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1626]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Joseph S. Edmonds, First Baptist Church of Ballston, 
Arlington, Virginia, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. We thank 
Thee for Thy presence and for Thy love.
  Help us to lift up our eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh our 
help. Our help cometh from the Lord, which have made heaven and earth.
  We thank Thee for enabling our forefathers to establish freedom of 
speech, freedom to worship Thee, freedom from want and freedom from 
fear.
  We thank Thee for those who represent the American people in this 
House. I pray they will have the faith and courage of our fathers to 
make correct decisions. May they be a bridge to peace and justice in 
this troubled world, and may they bring joy and fulfillment to the 
American people. In Jesus' name, amen.

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