Reverend Dr. William Langford
Great Bridge Baptist Church
Chesapeake, VA
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Forbes, (R-VA)
Date of Prayer: 07/15/2015
One Minute Speech Given in Recognition of the Guest Chaplain:
Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor today's guest chaplain, Pastor Will Langford . Pastor Langford is the lead pastor of Great Bridge Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia, where I am proud to say I have been a member for over 50 years.
Pastor Langford has served for almost 30 years at churches in Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia. He received his doctor of ministry and master of divinity at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also an author, speaker, and host of a local Christian teaching radio program, ‘‘Real Conviction.''
Pastor Langford has dedicated his life to serving his congregation and the community in Chesapeake. I am personally grateful not just for the wisdom he shares from the pulpit, but for his day–to–day example of the impact one can have on his or her community, State, and nation when they personify the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Pastor Langford is joined today by his wife of nearly 30 years, Melissa; and they are the proud parents of two daughters, Brittany Nicole and Bethany Anne.
Please, join me in welcoming Pastor Langford .
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
Reverend Dr. William Langford, Great Bridge Baptist Church, Chesapeake, Virginia, offered the following prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, as we stand here today, we cannot help but first be thankful for Your providential hand that has guided and blessed our country.
Father, I am also very thankful for the Members of this people's House, for their willingness to serve and to represent the citizens who have called upon them. And as they take on the issues of this day, I ask you, Lord, that You would first give them a spirit of humility to recognize our limitations, but to also recognize our need for You.
I pray, Lord, that You would give them a heart to seek Your infinite wisdom, rather than relying on our finite understanding.
I pray, Lord, that You would give them clarity as they discern Your direction, and then I pray that You would give them the courage to follow You and to lead us and protect us in these challenging and increasingly dangerous days.
Father, I pray that You would give us the assurance that whenever we stand resolved to seek Your wisdom to act on Your leadership, that You will indeed bless our tomorrows.
I pray all these things in the name of Jesus, who is eternally faithful and forever trustworthy.
Amen.
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