[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Pastor Greg Schannep, Faith Fellowship, Fort Hood, Texas, offered the 
following prayer:
  As a Christian pastor, it is an honor to be here to pray for you in 
the name of my Lord, Jesus Christ.
  President Abraham Lincoln said, ``I have been driven many times upon 
my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. 
My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for that 
day.''
  Dear God, we pray for our President today and for his wisdom and for 
the wisdom of those about him. May they know Your grace is sufficient 
for this day.
  We pray for the Members of the House of Representatives, their staffs 
and their families.
  We ask that they be men and women of strong character with sound 
morality, and people of principle who share a strong vision of a godly 
Nation with a bright future.
  We pray that our leaders will lead with compassion and love, and be 
forever aware of their huge responsibility to the people of this Nation 
and of their greater responsibility to You.
  We ask Your watchful care over our men and women in uniform--
especially those in harm's way and their families.
  And, please God, Bless America.
  Amen.

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