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                                 PRAYER

  Pastor Kevin Yriarte, Journey of Faith Church, Covina, California, 
offered the following prayer:
  Father, thank You for our leaders You have chosen. Lord, search their 
hearts and give them wisdom and discernment to lead our Nation, courage 
to stand for what is right.
  Bring peace to this House, Your presence to these Halls. May our 
leaders never lose their individual uniqueness, but may they also never 
lose their unity as one. Prevent differences from distracting from 
purpose; unite what others would try to divide; restore what is broken.
  Thank You that we live in a country where we are free to live, free 
to believe, free to express. May we remember that we are not a country 
divided by different views or beliefs; we are a country of people 
united by Your love as one body, one nation. Your Word created this 
country. May Your Word sustain this country.
  God, continue to cover, protect, and bless America.
  In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

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