[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12620]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Dr. Edward D. Johnson, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Ocala, 
Ocala, FL, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Father, I thank You for each Member of the House of 
Representatives. I thank You for the sacrifice they give in order to 
represent our communities; time spent away from their families, time 
spent here in Washington and time spent in serving others. I am aware 
of the enormity of their responsibility in making decisions about 
issues that not only affect our incomes, but also affect our national 
security, our moral well-being and our precious freedoms as a nation.
  I pray that You would bless these men and women with physical health, 
mental acuity, moral toughness and spiritual peace. You have 
established us as a ``nation under God.'' You have reminded us that in 
Your Word, ``Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.'' Heavenly 
Father, we ask for Your continued blessing on our Nation and for peace 
and prosperity to abound through our land.
  As a Christian, while I make this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, 
I know that many others approach prayer in a different manner. We all 
ask for Your blessings and for Your grace for our lives. Amen.

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