[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Clete Kiley, Faith and Politics Institute, Washington, D.C., 
offered the following prayer:
  Loving God, by whose grace our land has been blessed with such 
bounty, and by whose guidance our Nation has been formed, be with us 
even now as we open this second session of the 111th Congress. Grant us 
a fuller share in the gift of Your Spirit which is strong, loving and 
wise.
  Give us strength to face the challenges before this Congress with 
courage and patience. Give us a loving Spirit so that compassion for 
our fellow citizens and for their deepest concerns may find a first 
place in our deliberations. Give us wisdom, discernment and good 
judgment so that we may serve what is to the best interest and common 
good of the Nation and to the general welfare of all people.
  Do bless us now as we begin the important work ahead of us. And may 
You who begin this good work in us bring it to fulfillment. We ask in 
Your Holy Name. Amen.

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