[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18453]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend L. John Gable, Pastor, Crossroads Presbyterian Church, 
Mequon, Wisconsin, offered the following prayer:
  God of grace and glory, Your word instructs us to pray for those in 
leadership and for those who are in positions of authority over us. As 
we gather here today, we recognize that we are those very leaders. Yet 
we humbly confess that our strength and wisdom is insufficient for the 
issues of our day, so we pray for Your wisdom, strength and guidance, 
and our openness to it.
  We pray for those gathered in this hall and for the decisions that 
will be discussed and made here. We pray for our President and for all 
those who serve the common good that their actions and decisions might 
be in accordance with Your perfect will for peace, justice and freedom.
  Save us, O Lord, as a people and as a Nation from the self-confidence 
that forgets its dependence on You; yet inspire us in the realization 
that the work we do is important in the serving of Your purposes.
  Lord, bless us and bless our Nation that we in turn may be a blessing 
to You. This we pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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