Ross Spano: “I thank Congressman Lamborn, and I appreciate the opportunity to speak. Mr. Speaker, when I heard about the opportunity…”

“I thank Congressman Lamborn, and I appreciate the opportunity to speak. Mr. Speaker, when I heard about the opportunity to talk this evening in celebration of National Bible Week, I was really, really excited. I was excited because it gives me the chance to talk about something very special to me. When I was a boy, I remember seeing my mother read her Bible daily at our kitchen table. Every now and then, I would look over her shoulder at her open Bible to see numerous passages underlined or highlighted, notes and prayers written in the margins. I also I remember my mom quoting verses from the Bible in response to the circumstances of our lives. {time} 1815 As I grew, my mom encouraged me to read the Bible. She assured me it had the answers to life's questions, how to live, how to treat others, how to know God's plan for my life. Most importantly, it would show me how to connect with God, how to have a relationship with him that would change my life here on this Earth, but also in the life to come. Like many young people, I wasn't a very good listener, so I didn't give the Bible much attention in my early years until I hit a particularly hard stretch and was driven to my knees as a younger man. It was then that I remembered what my mother had told me, the Bible has the answers. I began spending time every day reading the Bible.…”