[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3656]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Wednesday, March 20, 2002

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Sylvia Sumter, Unity of Washington Church, Washington, 
D.C. offered the following prayer:
  Let us come together. O Heavenly and most gracious Creator, God, we 
acknowledge Your presence and blessed Spirit, for You alone are 
omnipotent, full of truth, love and mercy; and we are a Nation under 
Your righteousness and justice. As we seek Your countenance, let the 
light of Your infinite wisdom be the guiding force for the Members of 
this Congress and the work of the United States House of 
Representatives. Grant that they may endeavor to do Your will for the 
absolute goodness and blessing of this great land.
  May each one work from the place that is the highest and best within 
them for the good of all in our Nation, and may they be abundantly 
blessed in so doing. May the light of God surround them; may the love 
of God enfold them; may the power of God protect them; and may the 
presence of God watch over them, for wherever You are, all is well. And 
so it is. Amen.

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