Pastor Clark Bosher
Willow Park Baptist Church
Willow Park, TX
Sponsor: Rep. Roger Williams, (R-TX)
Date of Prayer: 11/21/2024
One Minute Speech Given in Recognition of the Guest Chaplain:
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome my dear friend, Pastor Clark Bosher, to our Nation's Capitol for the distinct honor of opening the House floor in prayer.
For nearly two decades, Pastor Bosher has led Willow Park Baptist Church in the great State of Texas, where my family and I have been blessed to know him. Under his leadership, our church has flourished, and countless lives have been transformed. His ability to deliver the Word of God across all walks of life leaves a lasting impact on so many.
It is an honor to have Pastor Bosher here with us today. My prayer is that he inspires us all in his prayer, through his words, as we work for the American people. In God we trust.
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
Our Father, how grateful we are for the privilege that is ours to gather here today, and how thankful we are for Your Son, the living Lord Jesus Christ, God, who is the hope of the world.
We are thankful that, God, we can confess our sins and know that, God, we cannot save ourselves and that, God, we can turn to Your Son, the Lord Jesus. He said whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, and we thank You for that.
God, how we thank You for the privilege that is ours to know Him as Savior and Lord of our lives and, God, to live in a country where we are free. God, we are free because of men and women who go around the world and who, for freedom, God, fight and live and die so that, God, we can have moments like this in our lives.
God, how I pray today that You would protect our military. I pray You bless those men and women all around the world, that they would know Your favor and they would know Your blessings.
God, for the men and women who make up our Congress, would You put Your hand upon them. You said if any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally, so, God, would You give them wisdom, would You give them Your favor, would You give them Your anointing. God, would You let them know about life and where it begins and where it ends and, God, who is the giver of life, and that would be You.
God, I pray today that, God, You would help us to know that Your Word says suffer the little children to come unto me, for such is the kingdom of God.
God, would You remind us of what Your Word says in 2 Chronicles, where it says if my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
God, remind us that righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people, so, God, put Your hand on us today as a nation. God, give us Your mercy. God, give us Your grace. God, give us Your favor.
God, especially today, as Congress meets, would You put Your hand on them and let them know that, God, one day, all of us will answer to You. One day all of us will give an accounting of our lives and our decisions to You. God, in advance, I want You to know that we love You, and, God, we praise You, and, God, we thank You for your Son, Jesus Christ, because it is in His name that we do pray. Amen.
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