Posted by
Billy on Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:11:50 PM
Rev. Jonathan Falwell has followed his father's footsteps to Washington, delivering the opening prayer Wednesday for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Falwell took over as pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, after his father, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, died in 2007.
During his prayer, Jonathan Falwell asked God to forgive the nation's sins and guide its leaders.
We know as our forefathers knew and as the scriptures tell us that righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people," Falwell prayed. "And so today we ask Your forgiveness for the sins that we as a people and we as a nation have committed.