[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Armenian Apostolic Church of America, 
New York, New York, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we seek Your grace and wisdom in our lives and in our 
leaders that they may serve Your people with truth and justice.
  Remember Your faithful servants, the Armenian people, who for 95 
Aprils have lived with the memory of the genocide of 1\1/2\ million of 
their nation. We pray that such barbarity never again be inflicted upon 
any of Your creatures. We give thanks for the blessings that You have 
bestowed upon the remnant of the Armenian people who were welcomed and 
given new life in the United States of America. We thank You for 
delivering us from the depths of despair into this land of liberty.
  Bless America, the country of greatness and goodness. Renew the 
values of our American heritage so that America will remain the country 
of truth, freedom, justice, and peace.
  We stand before You and ask this in Your name and for Your glory. 
Amen.

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