[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1147-1148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. David Anderson, Faith Baptist Church, Sarasota, Florida, 
offered the following prayer:
  Our gracious Heavenly Father, we come before You with thanksgiving 
and praise for Your protection of and blessings on our Nation. We thank 
You for Your mercy, grace, and forgiveness

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of our national transgressions, and we trust You to lead us into 
righteousness.
  We ask You to enable the men and women of the House of 
Representatives to faithfully carry out their duties and the purposes 
of Your will. Empower them with wisdom, courage, and compassion. Grant 
them the character to withstand the temptations of power and privilege, 
and bring them wise counselors and friends to help them do what is 
right. Give them wisdom and make them true statesmen.
  We ask You to bless their families and shelter them from the 
political fallout of unpopular decisions. Fill their homes with love, 
hope, and faith.
  Restore our Nation's historic faith that we might pray ``God bless 
America'' with integrity. We ask these things in the name of our Lord 
and Savior, Jesus Christ.
  Amen.

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