[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 22, 2000)]
[House]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10:30 a.m.
  The Reverend Elizabeth C. Sisco, Christ United Methodist Church, 
Levelland, Texas, offered the following prayer:
  Most Holy One, we are Your people. Today, once again, we ask that 
Your wisdom, truth and mercy guide the decisions that will be made here 
in these halls.
  May the law made here be such that each of Your children, wherever 
they may be, experiences Your promise of peace and justice.
  May this promise become a reality which recognizes, accepts, affirms 
and respects our differences; a reality which shares and honors our 
common humanity; a reality which seeks truth with sensitivity and 
fairness; a reality which nurtures all of Your creation; a reality 
which commits to our service of each other in a real and diverse world; 
a reality which affirms Your gift of grace to all men, women and 
children.
  This we pray in the name of the One who was, is, and always will be. 
Amen.

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