[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20724]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Donald J. Young, Pastor, 12th Street Baptist Church, 
Gadsden, Alabama, offered the following prayer:
  O God, we acknowledge You as giver and sustainer of life and through 
Your Son, Jesus Christ, provider of eternal life. We pray Your wisdom 
and Your guidance upon our leaders as they meet here today to 
deliberate on matters which affect not only here, but across the world.
  We acknowledge Your blessings upon us and give thanks to You for Your 
care and watching over us. We thank You for the freedoms and liberties 
which have been given to us. Help us as we and others attempt to 
preserve them. We pray Your wisdom and leadership upon our President 
and the leaders of our Congress as they guide us during this time of 
national disaster. We pray for our fellow citizens who have been in 
harm's way and for those who care for them. We also ask Your watch and 
care for those serving in our place in the military across this world.
  Help us to be generous not only in our prayers, but in our resources 
as well.
  Guide all our leaders across this land during this difficult period 
in our history.
  As Jesus taught us to pray in His model prayer: Thy kingdom come, Thy 
will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
  Amen.

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