[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Bryce Anderson, pastor, Church of the Living Word, 
Vincennes, Indiana, offered the following prayer:
  God of our forefathers, refuge of good and wise people in every 
generation: when history began, You were the first enlightener of 
minds. Yours was the Spirit that first led them out of their brutish 
estate. You are the Lord and giver of life, the source of all 
knowledge, the fountain of all goodness.
  The patriarchs trusted You and were not put to shame. The prophets 
sought You and You committed Your word to their lips. The psalmists 
rejoiced in You and You were present in their psalms. The apostles 
waited upon You and they were filled with Your Spirit. The martyrs 
called upon You and You were with them in the midst of the flame.
  Forbid it that we should fail to profit by these great memories of 
the ages or to enter into the glorious inheritance which You have 
prepared for us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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