[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5759]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Jimmy Jackson, Whitesburg Baptist Church, Huntsville, 
Alabama, offered the following prayer:
  O Lord God, You are our eternal hope and our present help. We come 
before You today as both needy and responsible people. You know us 
better than we know ourselves. You know the things that weigh heavily 
upon our hearts this morning--our families, our friends, our Nation, 
and our world. Nothing is hidden from You, and You care for each of us 
and our concerns.
  You declared, ``Look unto Me and be delivered, all the ends of the 
Earth; because I am God, and there is no one else.'' We need Your help. 
Please move upon us and give us a deep longing for Your salvation, Your 
wisdom, and moral integrity. Let us see ourselves as You see us. 
Convince us of our utter dependence upon You. Open our eyes to the 
increasing corruption and blatant evil in our world.
  O God, send a great spiritual awakening throughout our land, 
beginning right here and right now in this room and among these people.
  We make our petition in Jesus' name.
  Amen.

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