[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5373]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Bryan Smith, First Baptist Church Roanoke, Roanoke, 
Virginia, offered the following prayer:
  Lord, we thank You for today, for the life that You have given to us, 
the riches of Your blessings, the freedoms we enjoy, and for Your 
gracious and tender mercies.
  Forgive us for our transgressions against You, and help those 
gathered here today to work together in the knowledge of Your truth.
  I thank You for these leaders who are here by Your authority. Please 
bless them and their families.
  Give to them the wisdom, discernment, humility, and guidance they 
will need in fulfilling the obligations and responsibilities entrusted 
to them. May they be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
  May their weakness be the revenue for Your strength; may their 
purpose for gathering today be honorable in Your sight; and may the 
work that is accomplished promote Your righteousness and peace 
throughout our Nation.
  In Your holy name we pray.
  Amen.

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