[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H595]
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  The House met at 11 a.m.
  Rev. Elmer N. Witt, retired Lutheran pastor, Tacoma, WA, offered the 
following prayer:
  God of Sarah and Abraham, whose name is Wonderful, Counselor, You are 
our nourishing Mother, our compassionate Father. Before the awesome 
responsibilities of this day and this life, we turn to You for our 
bearings and Your blessings. We depend on Your commitment to humanity 
and to creation: to hear our pleadings, to right our wrongs, to heal 
our failures, to fill our needs, to empower our discussions, and our 
decisions with Your love. In the midst of increasing hopelessness, 
enable us to invest our lives in our words and Your strength in our 
deeds. We ask this for the well-being of all people, in this Nation 
among nations. Lead us to be the best we can be, Gracious God, in Your 
holy name. Amen.

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