[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Joe Clark, pastor, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 
Annandale, VA, offered the following prayer:
  In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
  Heavenly Father, grant us in your merciful providence, right judgment 
in all things.
  Help us to grow in virtue: to see as You see, to love as You love, to 
rule as You rule.
  Impart to us Your holy and perfect wisdom that our laws may reflect 
Your loving plan.
  Teach us to be generous servants of Your truth, knowing that it is in 
giving that we receive.
  Perfect us in a freedom ordered to truth, confirm us in justice which 
leads to peace.
  Bestow upon us the virtue of courage: To fight the good fight and to 
finish the race.
  Teach us to serve the common good with loving generosity.
  Most Holy God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, counsel us to greater 
reverence for all life from its natural beginning to its natural end.
  O Most Holy God, have mercy on us all and forgive us our sins. Amen.

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