[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H7265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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  The House met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the Speaker.
  Rabbi Warren Stone, Temple Emanuel Synagogue, Kensington, MD, offered 
the following prayer:
  Distinguished leaders of our country, why do we pray?
  We pray because we need to look beyond ourselves, to seek guidance in 
the One beyond all time and space.
  In a time of indirection, prayer can give us vision and hope.
  In a time of conflict and injustice, prayer can help us act with 
courage.
  God, may we shed our veils of defense to uncover a truth deep within 
ourselves. Our time on Earth is short; we are like a flower that will 
fade, a cloud passing by, like dust floating on the wind, a dream soon 
forgotten.
  And yet, while here so briefly, may we never forget that we have the 
capacity for a lasting greatness. With our lives we can make a profound 
difference in the lives of others. We, created in the Divine Image, can 
uplift the human spirit. That is how we should be remembered.
  Help us Lord to choose this path.

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