[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1639]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Monsignor Robert Kurwicki, Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Jefferson City, 
Missouri, offered the following prayer:
  O gracious and merciful God, so great and everlasting, we come before 
You today with our hearts filled with sincere love and true devotion. 
Now grant us, in this, the people's House, a spirit of justice and 
goodwill in order that the important work of this day may be carried 
out in truth and charity.
  We know that, by our own strength, we will falter and fail. Yet we 
have a hope that You will never leave us or forget us in Your great 
shepherd's care. We are serious as we recommit ourselves to You and to 
Your goals. Show us the way to perfection.
  Bless these elected Members, their families, staffs, and constituents 
in a special way this day, in order that they may continue to reach for 
the highest, noblest, and greatest benefits for this Nation.
  And the House says, Amen.

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