[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10595]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Riley P. Green III, Director of Administration, Alabama 
Baptist Children's Homes & Family Ministries, Birmingham, Alabama, 
offered the following prayer:
  Heavenly Father, I humbly come before You in this sacred Chamber, 
acknowledging You as the Sovereign Lord of the United States of 
America.
  I pray for the Members of the House of Representatives, that they 
would seek You first, that each Member would seek to lead this Nation 
in Your righteousness.
  Lord, be with each Member. Give them wisdom as they make decisions 
and laws that govern our Nation.
  I pray that You would help each Member in these complex times to see 
Your hand in all events. Help each Member know Your love and feel Your 
presence in their lives. Help each Member to find rest in Your 
sovereignty.
  O Lord, I pray for the men and women of our Armed Forces. Protect 
them and their families. I humbly ask this prayer in Jesus' name; and, 
Lord, thank you for Your continued blessings on America. Amen.

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