[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25234]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rev. Darrell Armstrong, Shiloh Baptist Church, Trenton, New Jersey, 
offered the following prayer:
  God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, God of Miriam, Deborah, and Esther; 
Thou who art my creator, redeemer, and sustainer; Thou art from 
everlasting to everlasting; anoint, O God, bless and guide today's 
session of the United States House of Representatives.
  Grant Thy special grace upon these ordinary women and men who gather 
in these hallowed walls with extraordinary positions of influence and 
power.
  Give them wisdom, knowledge, discernment, and understanding to make 
decisions which positively impact the lives of American and world 
citizens alike. And as Micah charged us in the prophetic scriptures, 
help us to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with You, O 
God.
  Bless our international community of nation states, bless our beloved 
United States of America, and do, God, bless our President.
  Out of loving respect to my brothers and sisters of the other 
faiths--Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu and others--I offer this 
prayer in the name of the One I call Jesus the Christ. Amen.

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