[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4212]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Tim Crumpton, Cleburne County Baptist Church, Heber Springs, 
Arkansas, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Heavenly Father, thank You, Almighty God, for the promise in 
Your holy Word that says whosoever believes in Your only begotten Son, 
Jesus Christ, has everlasting life.
  Thank you, Lord, for the freedoms and blessings that still remain in 
our great country. Thank You for those that stood strong for the 
Biblical principles that have shaped us, and also for those that fought 
for these principles that have kept us free.
  Lord, please forgive the sins of our Nation. Your Word promises: 
``Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any 
people.''
  Lord, please help this Congress and their families. When each item of 
legislation is presented, help these men and women to seek Your wisdom 
and perform their duties ethically, remembering always the people they 
represent and also Your principles that have continued to preserve this 
country.
  In the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
  Amen.

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