[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend William D. Johnson, Jr., Harbour Lake Baptist Church, Goose 
Creek, South Carolina, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Heavenly Father, we thank You for the day that You have bestowed 
upon us. May our actions glorify You in all that we do. We humbly 
request that You, Lord, place Your providential hand of protection upon 
every Member, their families, and those who guard and protect this 
Chamber.
  O gracious God, remind us daily that while we are here to represent 
the people, our authority comes from You, for there is no authority 
except from God, and those who exist are established by God.
  May there be renewal of prayer across the United States. God, place a 
burden upon us that we may seek You before we undertake any endeavor.
  God bless the House of Representatives, and God bless these United 
States of America.
  I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ.
  Amen.

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