[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13989]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, June 4, 2009

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Kenneth L. Simon, New Bethel Baptist Church, Youngstown, 
Ohio, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, we come thanking You today for all of Your blessings 
and the privilege You have given each of us to serve You by serving 
Your people.
  We thank You for our President, Barack Obama, who You have called and 
appointed to lead this Nation for such a time as this, and I ask Your 
continued blessings upon him and his family.
  We ask Your blessings upon our Congressmen and -women, leaders of 
this great Nation who You have given the charge to govern Your people 
in the pursuit of liberty, justice and equality for all.
  Bless this session in the midst of the many challenges our Nation 
faces today. May Your spirit grant wisdom and give guidance to every 
decision that is made in this place. Help us to move beyond our 
differences and party lines to the place where we can agree to differ, 
resolve to love and unite to serve.
  In Your name, we do pray and give thanks. Amen.

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