[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 26702]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Carlton Cross, First United Methodist Church, Prescott, 
Arkansas, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we pray with thanksgiving for the breath of life. May 
we be an example of Your love and let us be thankful for this earth 
that You have shared with us.
  We take this opportunity to ask for wisdom for all the world leaders. 
At the time of creation, You tell us that Your creation was good. Let 
us in faithful service do our part to continue Your goodness.
  We lift our prayers for President Obama, the House of 
Representatives, and the Senate floor. We lift our prayers on behalf of 
all government, State, and local leaders.
  We pray for our armed forces. We ask Your protection for them 
physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We lift to You the families 
that have lost loved ones in faithful service to our country.
  God, offer the House of Representatives the wisdom to conduct the 
business of the day in a way that would be pleasing to You.
  Hear our prayers, Lord. Amen.

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