[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Pastor Tim Alexander, Smith Springs Church of Christ, Nashville, 
Tennessee, offered the following prayer:
  O, God, hear the weary prayers of my beloved Nashville. The floods 
have moved houses off their foundations. O, God, be the foundation of 
our hope to rebuild; comfort and sustain us. As the waters recede, let 
our energies rise as we work together.
  O, God, from this place, a young man, Bradley, 21 just yesterday, 
from our church, was sent to war. Today, in his country's service, 
Bradley moves in harm's way. Give him courage. Grant his leaders 
wisdom. Bring him home safe and whole. O, God, bless his parents, Angie 
and David. Bless his grandparents, Gerald and Lynne and Bettye. Grant 
them a measure of peace even as he is in danger.
  As words have weight, even much more do the names of our sons and 
daughters have precious worth. Many sons and daughters who bear our 
names have been sent from this place. You know their names, O, God, and 
ours. Grant all who command them to be aware of them and of their 
families and of their names. Grant that leadership is ever tender to 
people with names.
  This I pray in the name of Your Son, Jesus.
  Amen.

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