[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13625]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. Jack Davidson, Pastor, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 
Lancaster, Ohio, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty and Gracious God, as we begin this new day, we seek Your 
forgiveness and blessing. As Creator and Governor of all, we pray that 
You will protect our country from all harm and attack. Restrain the 
plans of those who would do us evil. Change the hearts of our enemies 
that we may live with them in peace. Give to those who protect us the 
wisdom to defeat the plans of our enemies so that the people of this 
Nation will live in unity and peace.
  Bless all those in service of our country. Endow our leaders with 
wisdom and knowledge, that by Your power, they will make God-pleasing 
decisions for the welfare of our citizens; through Jesus Christ Your 
Son Our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one 
God, world without end. Amen.

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