[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25816]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend John Bradford, Pastor, Faith Lutheran Church, Arlington, 
Virginia, offered the following prayer:
  Sovereign God, we come into this hallowed Chamber in the midst of 
troubling times. As we cling to our freedom, we lift up to Your care 
the brave women and men of our Armed Forces who are serving this great 
country around the world to make global freedom and peace a reality.
  We consider those who have lost all their worldly possessions in 
natural disasters and our hearts go out to them even as we seek more 
effective ways to help them in these unspeakable times. Even as we are 
blessed to live in a land of tremendous prosperity and abundance, may 
we continue to reach out to those who have little.
  I ask Your blessing upon these dedicated servants of the House of 
Representatives as they continue to strive individually and 
collectively for peace and harmony throughout our land and the world.
  In Your holy name we pray. Amen.

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