[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14020]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Michael Jackson, Pastor, New Life Assembly of God, 
Janesville, Wisconsin, offered the following prayer:
  Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. We need You 
here, today, now. Help us, we pray. Confer upon us Your wisdom; grant 
to us Your favor.
  Lord, those who serve in this esteemed Chamber are people created by 
You to be extensions of You. Touch their bodies. Give them Your 
strength. Be with their families as well as their constituents. Grant 
to them Your peace, O God.
  Their job is not easy. The weight of their many responsibilities has 
to weigh heavily upon them. Help them to run and not be weary; to walk 
and not faint. May the pressures of the day squeeze grace and goodness 
out of them. May the challenges of the day wring patience and humility 
out of them. Theirs is a noble task; may they be noble as they carry it 
out.
  In the name of Jesus my Lord, Amen.

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