[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21216]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Dr. Benny Tate, Rock Springs Church, Milner, Georgia, offered the 
following prayer:
  Our heavenly Father, as we bow our heads in Your presence, today we 
are reminded of the prayer of President Lincoln, who said, ``I have 
been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction 
that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, 
seemed insufficient for that day.'' This morning, we also come to You, 
realizing we are insufficient and incapable. We come asking for divine 
protection for our men and women serving bravely in Iraq and 
Afghanistan and all over Your world. We acknowledge that freedom is not 
free and the trees of every generation are watered with the blood of 
its sons and daughters. We ask You to preserve and protect us. You said 
righteousness exalted the Nation but sin is a reproach to any people. 
May we seek righteousness and lives that please You.
  We lift up our Congress, Senate, and President. May our leaders 
acknowledge their dependence upon You and seek wisdom and direction 
from You.
  We pray this prayer, respecting all faiths, but we pray this prayer 
in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Until You come, we 
pray. Amen.

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