[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17700]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Martin R. Springer, Trinity Lutheran Ministries, 
Edwardsville, Illinois, offered the following prayer:
  In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 
amen.
  Almighty God, grant Your blessings to our land. Thank you for the 
freedoms that are ours as Americans. Help us to be mindful of the 
principles on which it was founded: freedom and equality, justice and 
humanity. Grant Your blessings to the Members of the United States 
House of Representatives, that they may serve our Nation with honesty 
and integrity and they may seek Your guidance as they make these 
important decisions that affect us all.
  Protect all who serve in the Armed Forces of this land. Bless their 
families during times of military deployment and give Your peace to 
those whose loved ones have paid the ultimate price in the defense of 
liberty. Protect our Nation from terrorist threat.
  Hear these prayers and grant us Your peace, which passes all 
understanding. These things we pray in the name of Jesus Christ our 
Lord.
  Amen.

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