[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)] [House] [Page H2005] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRAYER Reverend Dr. Wade Stevenson, Gideon Missionary Baptist Church, Waukegan, Illinois, offered the following prayer: God of unity and of peace, we come to this opening session acknowledging that You are the source of life and that each person's life is subject to Your governance. We bring to this session the diverse concerns of the districts we represent, and in bringing those concerns, we acknowledge that through You we can serve in unity. As we come to this session and into these Halls, we also acknowledge that through You we can have peace. Let peace rest within these Halls, and let us rest in that peace through the demonstration of our patience and cooperation in serving. Finally, we pray that our time spent here will be meaningful and that You will bless our service to produce fruit in the lives of those we represent. We thank You for the opportunity to serve through Your unity as instruments of Your peace. Amen. ____________________