[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11467]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Ken L. Day, Level Cross United Methodist Church, 
Randleman, North Carolina, offered the following prayer:
  Most Holy Lord God, You have created and designed us for intimate 
fellowship with You, one another, and all Your creation. We acknowledge 
that You are the giver of all good and perfect gifts we are endowed 
with for this fellowship to be realized. We also acknowledge that You 
continually present us with opportunities to exercise these gifts and 
abilities. These representatives, staffs, and aides have assembled here 
this day to freely exercise these gifts and abilities in service to You 
and our country.
  We confess that we have not always exercised these gifts and 
abilities faithfully. We have occasionally allowed selfish desires and 
personal agendas to cloud our visions and influence our actions. 
Forgive us, Lord, when we fail to esteem others higher than ourselves. 
And in forgiving us, allow us continued opportunities to serve You, one 
another, and our country. In Christ's holy name we pray, amen.

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