A Riverton pastor had the honor of delivering the morning prayer today at the U.S. House of Representatives, thanks to Congresswoman Nancy Boyda.
The story appeared in today's Joplin Globe.
Davis said state Rep. Doug Gatewood, of Columbus, is a member of his church, and when U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda has been in the area, she has joined Gatewood to worship at the church. He said that during one visit, Boyda asked him if he would like to lead the prayer in Congress, and he agreed. Boyda set the plans in motion, making contact with Coughlin about the idea.
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Davis takes a thoughtful tone in his approved prayer:
“Your scriptures tell us, ‘As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.’ May these, your people, sharpen one another today as their ideologies clash together, as one philosophy grates against another philosophy different than their own. Help them to see this diversity, not as tearing, for these are not people of sheer fabric. For they have been forged stronger by the rigors of politics and public scrutiny. But help them see this clashing and grating as an opportunity to sharpen thought, to cut through rhetoric and to pierce conscience for the benefit of humanity.”
