[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25775]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Chris Williamson, Strong Tower Bible Church, Franklin, 
Tennessee, offered the following prayer:
  Our Father, we thank You for this opportunity to gather together and 
seek Your wisdom. We acknowledge You as our great God and king, and it 
is our desire to do the things that please You.
  In centuries past, You have proven Your love to us, and You have 
blessed us bountifully to the degree that we constantly ask You to 
bless America.
  But Father, in these pressing times, we rise up and America chooses 
to bless You. We bless You for Your love. We bless You for Your grace. 
We bless You for Your power, and we bless You for Your son, the Lord 
Jesus Christ.
  Please guide these men and women as they discuss matters today that 
affect so many people in our great Nation.
  We promise to give Your name all of the praise for any good thing 
that happens as a result of our meeting together.
  These and many other blessings we ask in the name of our Savior, 
Jesus Christ, Amen.

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