[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 86 (Thursday, June 12, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H5269]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Michael Dolan, Pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 
Lexington Park, Maryland, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, give us light and strength to know Your will, to make 
it our own, and to live it in our lives.
  Guide us by Your wisdom, support us by Your power, for You are God.
  You desire justice for all: Enable us to uphold the rights of others; 
do not allow us to be misled by ignorance or corrupted by fear or 
favor.
  Unite us to Yourself in the bond of love, and keep us faithful to all 
that is true.
  As we gather in Your name, may we temper justice with love, so that 
all Your decisions may be pleasing to You and earn the rewards promised 
to good and faithful servants. Therefore, teach us to be generous, to 
serve You as You deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight 
and not to heed the wounds, to toil and ask for no reward except that 
of knowing that we are doing Your holy will. Amen.

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