[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2093]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rev. Bill Shuler, Capital Life Church, Arlington, Virginia offered 
the following prayer:
  Heavenly Father, we bow our heads to worship You, for You are an 
awesome and personal God. Make us ever mindful of the words engraved 
over the Speaker's chair, ``In God We Trust.'' We place our trust not 
in man or in political parties or in our own strength. It is in You we 
trust. You are the God who founded our Nation, the God who gave us 
liberty, and it is by turning to You that we are blessed.
  Guide each Member of Congress by Your hand. Protect them. Refresh 
them in body, mind, and spirit. Help them to love their families well, 
to serve their constituents with excellence, and to strengthen our 
Nation by their decisions.
  We pray these things in the name of the one who taught us the true 
priorities of life when He called us to ``seek first the kingdom of 
God, and all these things will be added to us.''
  In Jesus' name, amen.

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