[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7515]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SUPPORT H. RES. 153, DESIGNATING A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING 
                             FOR OUR TROOPS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, we live in extraordinary 
times. Never in history has the public been able to experience a war so 
vividly, watching battles unfold on their television screens as the 
heroes of our military secure freedom and liberty for the people of 
Iraq and rid the world of the threat of Saddam Hussein and his weapons 
of mass destruction.
  As these battlefield images can fill us with anxiety, it is now more 
important than ever to take time to pray for God's protection over our 
valiant soldiers and that he would grant wisdom, guidance, and strength 
to our Commander in Chief, President George W. Bush, and his team.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting the proposal of the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Akin), House Resolution 153, to designate 
a national day of prayer and fasting. As it is written in the book of 
Psalms: ``God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in 
trouble.''
  May God bless our troops and may God continue to bless America.

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