[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10546]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Scott Custead, Zion Lutheran Church, Hollidaysburg, 
Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:
  Blessed are You, O Lord our God, creator of the universe. All life is 
a gift from Your hands. All just pursuits serve Your purposes.
  You have instituted government to be an instrument of Your will. You 
have given those who govern the responsibility to ensure the peace and 
good order needed for the proper functioning of society.
  We, therefore, pray for those who have been called and set aside to 
serve our Nation in this body. May their actions serve Your purposes. 
May their deliberations be based in wisdom. May their goals be just. 
May they be supported in their work by the prayers of a grateful 
Nation.
  In all that this body accomplishes and in all that we do as a Nation, 
may we be true to our calling to serve all people and to build a better 
tomorrow. Amen.

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