[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4641]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Jeri B. Greenwell, National Chaplain, American Legion Auxiliary, 
offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we praise You for Your goodness to our Nation. Instill 
in these Members of the House virtues of integrity, character, and 
courage; always responsive to Your direction, aware of Your grace, and 
guided by what is right.
  Illuminate their path with the light of Your companionship. Open 
their eyes that they will see goodness in that which they hope to 
achieve; their ears so they will hear the will of the people; and their 
hearts that their actions will show compassion toward all.
  Continue to bless America and the members of our military, whose 
sacrifices allow us to enjoy our many freedoms. Unify us not as 
conservatives, moderates or liberals; but as one Nation under God, 
indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
  In You, O God, we forever place our trust.
  Amen.

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