[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rev. Lawrence L. Vollink, National Chaplain, American Legion, 
Ypsilanti, Michigan, offered the following prayer:
  Always, Lord God, You have been our help in days past. You have been 
our hope for the days ahead. We are so overwhelmed that out of Your 
love, You lead us, You protect us, You sustain us, and You bring 
comfort to Your people, sometimes miraculously, and at other times, 
from a distance. And to us has been given that sacred trust to bring 
honor and goodness to all people.
  We again ask for Your wisdom to be given to our Representatives as 
they uphold what is right and true. May You always be near to guide in 
their decisions, to comfort them in their failures, and to keep them 
humble in their successes. Give us faith, Lord, that we can see in 
every difficulty there is an opportunity, and in every blessing there 
is a responsibility, and in every purpose a task.
  Lord, we ask for Your watchful eye to be upon our troops wherever 
they are serving. And be with their families that love them dearly and 
for those who are grieving their loss at this time. We give thanks for 
all of the organizations who have given support to make our troops 
return safe and sure.
  Wherever we are serving, help us to accomplish great and good things 
for our States and for our Nation, now and forever. We pray for Thy 
glory.
  Amen.

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