September 18, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 150 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Chaplain Major General Steven Schaick, U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon, 
Arlington, Virginia, offered the following prayer:
  Loving God, we ask forgiveness for all the times we forget things 
that bear remembering. Sometimes we forget that when Sam Johnson's F-4 
was shot down and 7 years of torture ensued, he credits prayer, holy 
scripture, and Your undeniable presence for his survival, release, and 
his becoming a U.S. Congressman. And sometimes we forget that when Tech 
Sergeant Bell was raped by a man she once considered a friend, leaving 
her with hopelessness and thoughts of suicide, You, O Lord, raised her 
up to become one of our most amazing noncommissioned officers.
  Lord, Your fingerprints are seen on every sortie, every mission, and 
on the precious lives of every airman, past and present. And so today 
we can say ``happy birthday'' with humble gratitude.
  We pray Your continued blessing on our United States Air Force, which 
today celebrates its 72nd birthday. We pray also Your blessings upon 
these Halls of Congress and on our United States of America.
  Amen.

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