[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17881-17882]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Walter L. Solomon, Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church 
of North Pratt, Birmingham, Alabama, offered the following prayer:
  Our Father, whose presence brings joy to every condition, and whose 
favor brings strength to every endeavor in life, we thank You for the 
blessings of this day. Thank You for life and for freedom. God, we 
acknowledge You as the ruler of our Nation.
  Father, bless these representatives that You have given the task of 
leading this Nation in times like these. Father, lead them to do Your 
will. Allow them to uphold the traditions that have made our Nation 
great. We pray that they will be led with vision, integrity, structure, 
and accountability.
  Father, bless those of this Nation who are hurting, those who are 
weak, those who are weary. Bless our President and his cabinet with 
wisdom, that together they may lead our Nation during this period of 
restoration.
  Bless our Nation with favor, that we might do great things in Your 
name.

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Keep us together as one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 
justice for all.
  In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

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