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    U.S. House of Representatives                         08/01/2001
    107th Congress, 1st Session                       

    Reverend Gregory Cox

    Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:

    Our Lord and our God, we are thankful for Your gracious favor
    upon this distinguished House. The wisdom and authority You
    have entrusted to this legislature have helped forge a Nation
    unparalleled in human history. Every man and woman elected to
    serve here is important. Each has a part in continuing our
    heritage. Grant them Your wisdom today.

    We are grateful for their selfless and tireless commitment to
    public service and for the often unheralded sacrifices they make
    to improve the lives of the American people. Grant them Your
    strength today.

    Be with those gathered in this great hall. Direct their steps.
    Guide their discussions and debates. Enable them to construct
    and enact laws that will serve and protect all of the people of
    this land, from the onset of life to natural death. Help each one
    to remember their sacred responsibility as guardians of our
    inalienable rights – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness –
    endowed by Your hand, O God. Grant them boldness today.

    Bless all assembled here, as well as their families, with Your
    merciful care and protection. Grant them understanding today,
    both to know and obey Your will, as they serve the American
    people with diligence and distinction.

    And finally, O God, grant all of us the courage to stand together,
    as people of goodwill, not driven by the pursuit of our own
    selfish interests or clamoring for the satisfaction of our own
    individual desires, but instead motivated by the dream of
    working together to build a good and just society where people
    can serve You in freedom and in peace to the glory of Your
    great name.

    This we ask in the name of God, our Father, and his son, the
    Lord Jesus Christ, our redeemer, and the Holy Spirit, our
    powerful advocate and counselor. Amen.


    Reverend Gregory Cox
    Warwick Assembly of God Church
    Hampton, VA