Pastor Randy Bezet
Bayside Community Church
Bradenton, FL
Sponsor: Rep. Vern Buchanan, (R-FL)
Date of Prayer: 06/25/2015
One Minute Speech Given in Recognition of the Guest Chaplain:
Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me to welcome to the United States Capitol a tremendous community and spiritual leader, Pastor Randy Bezet, who led us in the opening prayer this morning.
Pastor Bezet is the senior and founding pastor of Bayside Community Church, which has several campuses located throughout my district. His church has been at the forefront of strengthening, encouraging, and serving the people of Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida. The pastor is an inspirational leader who mentors young pastors who are also passionate about revitalizing and restoring local churches in their communities.
I applaud the work and service the pastor and his church do in southwest Florida. It is a great honor and a privilege for me to welcome the pastor before Congress today.
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
Lord God, we humbly come before You today, and we thank You for Your love and Your Grace and Your peace that is made available to us all.
God, we ask for Your divine wisdom and guidance here today, for You and You alone know the future and the things that are to come. We ask that You would lead us in the decisions we are a part of and that You would give us boldness to honor You.
Would You empower every man and woman in this room to use the life You have given them for good? Let us be leaders who follow Your example, leaders who love sacrificially, give selflessly, and serve graciously. May we all do our best to impact this incredible Nation of ours for the better.
We ask Your blessing on this House and on our United States of America.
In the name of Jesus, we pray.
Amen.
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