[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3214]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend James T. Akers, National Chaplain, The American Legion, 
offered the following prayer:
  Our Heavenly Father, in this moment of petition, when our minds and 
hearts are silent before You, may the prayers of Thy servants in this 
Chamber be heard.
  In the midst of great activity today, make this moment sacred, a 
moment when answers come and guidance is given. Create in us the grace 
of thankful hearts, the grace of boldness in standing for what is 
right, the grace to treat others as we would be treated, and, finally, 
the grace to be thankful for all that we have and enjoy.
  Grant us now a vivid sense of Your being by our side and make us Your 
partners in seeking wisdom for all matters of State. Give to these 
leaders of our Nation the inspired plans that shall lead this country 
in making the American Dream come true for all our citizens.
  All of this we lift up to Your Holy Will and ask it in Your Holy 
Name. Amen.

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