[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14451]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Brondon Reems, Center of Hope Community Church, Oakland, 
California, offered the following prayer:
  O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the Earth. We 
honor You. We beseech thee in behalf of these, our United States and 
Congress.
  Heavenly Father, we depend on You for skillful and Godly wisdom, to 
enter into the hearts and minds of those in authority. Only You know 
the rightness of their cause, their purpose, and their plans.
  To thee, do they now look up, realizing that their help comes from 
You. They look to You for Your approval and for Your support. They look 
to You for favor that only You can give.
  We thank You, Heavenly Father, for Your mercy as we seek peace in all 
of these United States and the world. We give thanks for the leaders 
You have given to us. We thank You for Your love and protection that 
surrounds them.
  We ask that You continue to bless, strengthen, and preserve those 
they represent. We believe in Your Word that declares blessed is the 
nation whose God is the Lord.
  Amen.

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