[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16289]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rev. Richard Fowler, Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington, 
Kentucky, offered the following prayer:
  Lord, God, Jehovah, I lift Your name in praise and thanksgiving for 
Your providing this Nation with resources, talent and opportunity. I 
seek Your forgiveness for our many sins of waste and frivolity. I seek 
Your guidance, direction and leadership in the areas of economics, 
social welfare for the masses and international peace.
  I ask for Your wisdom in bountiful supply on our Nation's leadership 
as they address the serious issues, both national and international.
  Bless them with the powers that bring a lasting peace to our cities, 
prosperity to our economy, hope to our youth, civility to our 
government, honor to our past and respect for our future. May they be 
constantly reminded that they are representatives of all the people of 
this Nation, both small and great.
  May we be mindful of Your words, that it is more blessed to give than 
to receive.
  In the Name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

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