[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11984]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. C. Frederick Horbach, Memorial Presbyterian Church, 
Vineland, New Jersey, offered the following prayer:
  Eternal God, by whom alone all exists, through whom alone we all are 
sustained, in whom alone we all must seek direction and find purpose.
  We confess that we are a Nation in progress, ever seeking to fulfill 
a divine mandate to establish liberty and justice for all the people. 
As such, we need Your guiding hand along the way of our pilgrimage. 
Look with favor, we pray, upon this our Nation and grant Your blessing 
for the journey.
  Equip, O Lord, the President of the United States, the Members of 
Congress, and all others in authority with uncommon wisdom, unwavering 
courage and unfailing dedication to seek, to know, and to do Your will.
  Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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