[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10033-10034]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Howard Siplin, Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, Coconut 
Grove, Florida, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, almighty giver of all good gifts and authority, I stand 
humbly before You today to pray for the sins of this country, to ask 
for Your forgiveness, and to express our gratitude to You for this 
great country which we live in during these difficult times.
  Father, I pray for the success and healing of all who labor here in 
the House of Representatives working together to use their influence 
and opportunities to change the world and make it better.
  Heavenly Father, bless all our leaders of this great Nation as they 
face the ongoing challenges, give them the

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right spirit to do the right thing for the needs of all the people.
  Father, keep us all in the hollow of Your hand, we give You honor and 
glory now and forever.
  In Jesus' name, we pray.
  Amen.

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