[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8748]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Roderick Lewis, Sr., Parkwood Institutional CME Church, 
Charlotte, North Carolina, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, with thanksgiving we pray for the sustaining of our 
lives. May we be thankful for the creation which You have shared with 
us, as You are the Sovereign, Holy and Almighty God.
  Grant wisdom and knowledge for the Members of this great body. May 
this cadre of leaders be sensitive to Your voice, to the people of 
America and to the world. We pray for President Barack Obama, the House 
of Representatives, the Senate floor, and all governmental leaders.
  Lord, we pray for the men and women serving in our Armed Forces, for 
their protection and for their families as they serve on distant 
shores. Continue to be a guiding light to those who have lost loved 
ones in the defense of our Nation.
  May each person here find wisdom to conduct the people's business so 
to be pleasing to You. In the precious name of Christ we pray. Amen.

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