[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Mark A. Teslik, Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, East 
Moline, Illinois, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Creator and Ruler of the universe, accept our praise 
and thanks for Your help in times past in our individual and corporate 
lives.
  Remind us that Your power is chiefly shown through acts of love and 
mercy in the day-to-day context of our present lives.
  Direct and empower us, Mighty God, to be part of a present so marked 
by acts of love and mercy that the future of this country and the world 
might be shaped by Your love.
  Bless the Members and staff of this House, their families, and all 
who visit here today with Your love and presence.
  Amen.

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