[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 115 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi Sidney S. Guthman, Congregation Sholom, Long Beach, CA, offered 
the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Author of Liberty, to Thee we pray: Let there be for 
bigotry no sanction, for intolerance no assistance. For Thy bountiful 
blessings upon this land, we are, indeed, grateful beyond words.
  We now humbly implore Thee to continue to favor us with Thy divine 
guidance. Inspire our legislators to reaffirm the principles of the 
Founding Fathers, and to embody them in wise laws.
  We beseech Thee, O Merciful Father, to bless our country. May it ever 
be strong but just, firm but wise, a shining example for all mankind to 
emulate. Long may our land be bright with freedom's holy light.
  May all nations become aware of their common unity and all the 
peoples of the world be united in the bonds of brotherhood and peace 
before Thee, the Father of all. May this be Thy will. And let us say 
amen.

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