[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5602]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Martin L. Wilson, El Paso Sector Chaplain, U.S. Border 
Patrol, offered the following prayer:
  Heavenly Father, we thank You as we gather in this place today for 
the gift of Your divine providence, for this House and what it 
represents to the citizens of our great Nation and, indeed, to the 
world.
  We are grateful to You, O Lord, for those patriots who have served in 
these hallowed halls, who have penned for us those freedoms we so 
thoroughly enjoy. I pray, Lord, for the matters that are before the 
Members. As modern day patriots, inspire them in the protection of our 
people, our culture, and our way of life and the preservation of our 
civil liberties for generations to come.
  I humbly also ask for the protection of those on the front lines, the 
guardians of our borders. Bless them with courage and integrity to 
bring honor to our land and to be victorious against all the evils that 
come against us.
  Amen.

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