[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12411]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Robert W. Horner III, Senior Pastor, Peachtree Corners 
Baptist Church, Norcross, Georgia, offered the following prayer:
  Our God and Father, we thank You for the privilege of life itself. 
And we are grateful that You have taught us that the essence of life is 
contained in knowing and following You. Thank You for this great Nation 
and the obvious Hand of God upon us.
  May the challenge ahead for each of these Representatives be met with 
the strong help of the Almighty. Remind us that it is a clean life that 
is blessed by You, and grant grace, forgiveness, peace, wisdom, 
fortitude, and insight to each of these decision-makers today. May they 
seek Your truth as they make legislative steps that affect so many.
  We honor Your presence here today. May the difficulties of 
deliberation be offset by Your mercy, which always leads to victory.
  In Jesus' name, Amen.

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