[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17049]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Wednesday, July 8, 2009


  The House met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the Speaker.
  Rev. Alberto Delgado, Alpha and Omega Church, Miami, Florida, offered 
the following prayer:
  Father, we worship Your holy name.
  In the Bible You command the church to always pray and give thanks 
for those who are in authority.
  The United States and the whole world are now experiencing difficult 
times; because of it, confusion and fear reign in the hearts of many.
  Father, we have total confidence that You will stretch forth Your 
hand upon America. This great country of ours will defeat the present 
crisis, will enter a new level of prosperity, and will continue to be 
the example and the strength of the free world.
  Father, right now I decree a blessing upon the Congress of the United 
States. I pray that Your Holy Spirit may fall upon each man and each 
woman present, that they may be illuminated with Godly wisdom as they 
enter legislation. May Your blessings be also upon their personal lives 
and their families.
  In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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