[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Ezekiel Pipher, Heartland Evangelical Free Church, 
Central City, Nebraska, offered the following prayer:
  Our Father in Heaven, by Your sovereign hand, You make all nations, 
kingdoms, and empires. You raise up their leaders and ordain the rules 
by which they govern. You alone are righteous in all Your judgments, so 
it is You that we trust and desire to imitate.
  Lord, help the honorable men and women of the House of 
Representatives lead by persuasion, kindness, and reason according to 
Your Scriptures. Equip and guide them to craft laws, resolutions, and 
amendments that will accomplish Your will for our Nation. By Your 
Spirit, help them carry out these noble responsibilities with wisdom 
and integrity. I also ask that You would encourage their families this 
day.
  Our Savior, we eagerly await Your return and Your perfect justice and 
mercy. Until that moment, grant us patience, and help us be of good 
courage and strong heart.
  We pray in Jesus' name.
  Amen.

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