[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Dr. James A. Scudder, Quentin Road Bible Baptist Church, Lake Zurich, 
Illinois, offered the following prayer:
  Dear heavenly Father, because You are the Almighty Creator, the 
everlasting, omnipotent one, the one who loves more than we could ever 
imagine, we come before You right now to humbly seek Your face. I 
beseech You to watch over this great Congress of the United States of 
America as they make important decisions and endeavor to accomplish 
that which is best for our great Nation. We pray for the ongoing 
investigation for the attack on America. Oh, Lord, how we grieve at the 
atrocities that were performed within our borders.
  Each of these men and women are facing decisions more significant, 
more extensive, and more intense than any decision they could have 
imagined just 3 weeks ago.
  We are a Nation indivisible, undivided. We thank You for our amazing 
heritage of freedom, and we acknowledge right now that all of our 
blessings come from You. We thank You for the great patriotism that is 
sweeping our land, and pray that we will continue to fight, 
acknowledging You as the source of all our strength.
  I pray You will put Your umbrella of protection over each Member of 
Congress. Please give Your great assistance for the essential 
responsibilities that You have assigned to them. I pray for each person 
here, that they might know the peace that passeth all understanding. I 
ask You this in Your Son's name, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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