Doctor Yancey C. Arrington
Clear Creek Community Church
League City, TX
Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington and Rep. Randy Weber, (R-TX)
Date of Prayer: 12/04/2025
One Minute Speech Given in Recognition of the Guest Chaplain:
Mr. Speaker, what a joy and honor it is to hear the voice of my older brother leading the people's House in prayer this morning, continuing the sacred tradition since 1789 of calling on Almighty God to consecrate our service for the good of the American people.
Dr. Yancey Cook Arrington is an eighth–generation Texan who, for over 25 years, has served as the teaching pastor at Clear Creek Community Church in the bay area of Houston.
He is joined today in the Chamber gallery by his lovely wife, Jennefer. They are proud parents of my three nephews, Thatcher, Haddon, and Beckett.
Mr. Speaker, I am eternally grateful for my brother's spiritual influence over the years and have always been inspired by his unwavering devotion to God's Word, to God's people, and to God's only begotten Son, Jesus, our Lord.
Thanks be to God for men like Yancey, pastors and preachers throughout these United States, who have dedicated their lives to reminding us that America is great because God is good, and only––and only––if we continue to trust in Him, the sovereign and eternal source of that goodness, will America continue to be great.
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
O Lord, high and mighty King of kings and Lord of lords, who from Your throne reign with power supreme and uncontrolled over all kingdoms, empires, and governments; look down in mercy, we implore You, on this, our country, the United States of America, and upon this body who have been given charge of governance.
May they overcome appeals tempting them to rule in favor of the oppressor over the oppressed, the wicked over the righteous, and the guilty over the innocent; on the contrary, knowing that ‘‘the Lord,'' Yahweh, ‘‘the most high God, is to be feared, a great king over all the Earth,'' and that, ‘‘God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne,'' may these honorable men and women ‘‘do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with'' Your lordship in the wise and peaceful exercise of their duties.
All of this, we ask in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, Your Son and the Savior. Amen.
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