[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9201]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Ron Jackson, East Gaffney Baptist Church, Gaffney, South 
Carolina, offered the following prayer:
  Eternal God, our Heavenly Father, Your praise will always be upon our 
lips because You are the wonderful counselor, the mighty God, the 
everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
  We thank You for every blessing of life. You have been so good to us. 
We are grateful for the privilege of living and working in this great 
country.
  Thank You for our President and every Member of this body. May there 
be love for You and love for one another because love never fails. 
Bless each marriage and strengthen every family.
  Bless our military personnel around the world. Give each one 
strength, grace, wisdom and courage. Comfort those families who have 
experienced the death of a loved one in service of our country.
  Loving Father, please minister to the devastated families, students 
and others who are dealing with the tragedy that has occurred at 
Virginia Tech University.
  Now I pray that You would give wisdom and clear guidance to each 
Member of this body as they conduct our Nation's business today.
  I offer this prayer in the wonderful name of our all sufficient Lord.
  Amen.

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