[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3791]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Jim Schetler, Pastor, Pensacola Christian College Campus 
Church, Pensacola, Florida, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Holy and Merciful Father, we praise You for who You are; for all 
You provide and for all You do in us and through us.
  Thank You for the blessing of being an American. We praise and thank 
You for the protection and provision on this blessed land. Lord, pour 
upon these legislators a spirit of cooperation, enabling them to 
complete today's priorities.
  Father, provide a hedge of protection around this body and their 
loved ones. Give unto them a righteous discernment and the courage to 
dispense it. Enable them to be upright stewards of the time, assets, 
and authority entrusted to them.
  May each representative understand they were elected by the people, 
but ordained by You, the creator of government, and are therefore Your 
ministers.
  When this day is done, may much be accomplished with a clear 
conscience to all regarding their decisions. Most of all, Heavenly 
Father, we acknowledge that You will be our refuge and our strength in 
the days to come.
  In the name of our Lord, we ask these things. Amen.

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