[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 53 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H2269]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 9 a.m.
  The Reverend Ronald J. Nuzzi, Director, ACE Leadership Program, 
University of Notre Dame, offered the following prayer:
  In every age, O Lord, You have been our refuge. So we seek Your 
wisdom that justice may flow from our deeds. Bless the work of our 
hands this day.
  By the power of Your outstretched arm, open our eyes to see the needs 
of all who suffer, our ears to hear the cry of the poor, our hearts to 
feel the anguish of those who do not know freedom.
  Hear our prayers, O Lord, as they rise up to You from this, the 
people's House. To these deliberations bring a spirit of wisdom and 
understanding.
  Grant us a vision of the world as Your love would have it, a world 
where the weak are protected and children do not go hungry; a world 
where the riches of creation are shared by all; a world where all 
cultures and races live in harmony and respect; a world where peace is 
built with justice and justice is guided by love.
  Make us prudent in our planning, courageous in taking risks, patient 
in suffering, unassuming in prosperity.
  As You have been in every age, O Lord, be our refuge and our strength 
now and forever. Amen.

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