[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6178]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Dr. Curt Dodd, Senior Pastor, Westside Church, Omaha, Nebraska, 
offered the following prayer:
  Dear Heavenly Father, I ask You this day to empower these 
representatives, wherever they may be, both in this House and in 
committee meetings, with true spiritual sensitivity. Give them wisdom 
to know the difference between loud, hollow requests and opportunities 
to positively impact an entire nation.
  Protect them, O Father, from the temptation to be politically correct 
for the sake of a few while the audience of heaven watches and millions 
in posterity wait to weigh their influence.
  Help them this day to engage with purpose, using this platform for 
Your glory and their personal growth. Protect their families, 
regardless of where they may be this day. Surround them with Your 
presence, giving confidence that You have met their every need. In 
turn, may they meet the needs of others through their actions this day.
  Help them enjoy the privilege of representing millions of Americans 
this day. May their decisions this day change our country for the 
better tomorrow. Give them great joy in what they do in this place.
  Father, may they experience what it really means to be in peace 
because of a relationship with You through Your Son Jesus, for it is in 
Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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