[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8505-8506]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend William Rice, Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater, Florida, 
offered the following prayer:
  Father, we praise You as the author of life and affirm with our 
Founders that You are the giver of liberty.
  We ask that You would direct these who gather as Members of Congress 
to help govern our land. Grant them wisdom beyond themselves. Grant 
them the humility to remember Whom they serve and to Whom they must 
give an ultimate account. Grant them a deep burden for righteousness 
and a burning passion for justice.
  Forgive us, Lord, as a people, for walking in pride and imagining 
that we can long stand without Your blessing. Awaken us to a reverence 
for Who You are as the living God and for Your eternal truths.
  You, O Lord, are a great and mighty God, yet You are also 
compassionate and gracious. Be gracious to us still, and grant us a 
spiritual awakening that will renew our Nation from within.
  In Jesus' Name.
  Amen.

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