[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H11641]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, Capitol Hill United Methodist 
Church, Washington, DC, offered the following prayer:
  Holy God, in whom we live, move and have our being, we give You 
thanks and praise for the gift of life, for each new day in which the 
sun rises and sets affording ever new opportunities to begin again, to 
love more faithfully, to serve more humbly.
  The world in which we live is indeed full of beauty and wonder, but 
we know that throughout the world there is great suffering and strife. 
So we pray that the work undertaken by this servant community today 
will, in ways large and small, bring relief and release to the 
afflicted.
  O God, may a spirit of friendship and reconciliation guide the words 
and actions of these faithful public servants. Let their discernment 
over the difficult issues of our day be wise and loving. Grant them 
strength to persevere in the ways that make for peace.
  In all Your holy names we pray. Amen.

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