[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17036]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Larry Phillips, Midway Baptist Church, Mount Airy, North 
Carolina, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, giver of eternal life, we thank You for this great 
Republic, a Nation conceived in religious liberty and the free exercise 
thereof. Today, as generations before us, we seek Your divine hand of 
providence to guide the affairs of our Nation and those who serve.
  Guide our Representatives, we pray, on a path consistent with the 
original intent of our Constitution. Grant them the strength of 
character to defend life, liberty, and freedom for future generations. 
Lead them in the path of righteousness which will exalt this Nation.
  As public servants, keep them from the sin of arrogance and self-
centered pride by reminding them they are accountable to the people and 
to You for their decisions.
  And I pray each Representative of this House may know that they are 
greatly loved by You.
  As a follower of Jesus Christ, I pray this in His name.
  Amen.

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