[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. Ronald Christian, Office of the Bishop, Evangelical 
Lutheran Church in America, Washington, DC, offered the following 
prayer:
  Almighty God, in this moment of stillness, before the work of this 
day begins, we first acknowledge our daily dependency upon Your grace 
and Your care.
  We seek guidance when we could so easily be led of the course of 
justice for all,
  We ask for wisdom when our decisions could so quickly be driven by 
selfish desires,
  We plead for mercy when our petty jealousies have caused a wedge to 
be driven between ourselves and others,
  And, we pray for courage when, with feeble heart, we might easily 
give in to goals that are less than the best for our neighbors.
  Oh God, in these words and for these moments, let us all be reminded 
again of Your presence with us and our responsibility to You,
  And may our words and actions this day serve more Your majestic will 
and purpose, than our fleeting wants and wishes. Amen.

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