WASHINGTON, DC (January 11, 2007) \u2013 Covenant Pastor Greg Asimakoupoulos wasn\u2019t able to attend his friend\u2019s inauguration last week to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but he was able to team with renowned calligrapher Timothy Botts to compose and illustrate a prayer that hangs on the wall of Peter Roskam\u2019s new office.
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\u201cI hope that my words will be a reminder to Peter that his office is holy ground, and that he is being prayed for by countless friends within his district and across the country,\u201d says Asimakoupoulos. \u201cI feel extremely honored that my prayer is hanging in such a prominent place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asimakoupoulos, who used to live in his friend\u2019s Sixth District outside Chicago and was in a small group with Roskam, is now the pastor of Mercer Island (Washington) Covenant Church. The first-term congressman filled the seat of long-time U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL).<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t the first time the pastor\u2019s words have adorned Roskam\u2019s office. \u201cWhen Peter was elected to the Illinois State Senate a few years ago, he asked me to pray at his swearing-in ceremony at the courthouse in Wheaton,\u201d Asimakoupoulos recalls. \u201cThat prayer ended up framed and on the wall in his Springfield office.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following is the text of the prayer:<\/p>\n