[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Phillip Kaim, Diocese of Rockford, Illinois, offered the 
following prayer:
  Almighty God, as we open Congress for another day, we ask that You 
open the hearts and minds of our legislators to do Your will. We ask 
that You gift them with the wisdom to know Your will, the prudence to 
know the means to accomplish it, and the courage to follow through, to 
persevere, and overcome any obstacles put in their path.
  As we open Congress, we keep in our thoughts and prayers all the men 
and women in our armed services, especially those still deployed in 
Iraq, who risk their lives every day to protect our cherished freedom. 
We ask You to keep them safe and out of harm's way. We also ask that 
You provide sufficient chaplains to serve this unique and challenging 
ministry.
  We ask all of this in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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