[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17832]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Gary Hashley, Calvary Memorial Church, Gering, Nebraska, 
offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, David, the beloved Psalmist and great King of Israel 
wrote, ``Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in 
Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I 
wait all the day.''
  Father, today I echo King David's thoughts for all Americans, but 
especially for these, our elected Representatives. Please show us what 
we need to see, teach us what we need to know, and lead us where we 
need to go as individuals and as a Nation. I acknowledge publicly that 
You are God and that all of us who are blessed to live in this great 
country need to wait on You, and to seek Your face today and every day.
  Please, Father, guide the work done in this room and make Your 
presence known. I ask this in Jesus' name.
  Amen.

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