[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Timothy N. Armstrong, Crossroads Community Church, 
Mansfield, Ohio, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God and Heavenly Father, we come to You this day, conscious 
of our own shortcomings, but nevertheless with great confidence, 
knowing that our trust in You is a faith well founded.
  You alone understand the difficulties and hardships of these men and 
women who serve You and our country. You alone understand the weight of 
responsibilities, both personal and professional, which they must 
carry. You alone know of the private sacrifices which Your servants 
have bore in their pursuit of patriotism.
  I ask that You bless them. Watch over them and their families. 
Strengthen them with courage and peace. May they be endowed, above all 
things, with Your sovereign grace and wisdom.
  On this day, at every chair in this Chamber, may there be the whisper 
of Your wisdom. May these men and women hear Your still small voice and 
follow Your guidance for the good of all people.
  Empower these representatives to be the relentless crusaders for 
righteousness in the lives of the people of our Nation. For whatever is 
true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever 
is lovely, whatever is admirable, whatever is excellent and 
praiseworthy, may they be passionate about these things.
  We ask this in the strong name of Jesus Christ, for His sake and for 
His glory alone. Amen.

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