[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 18, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1779]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend William Federici, The United Church, Washington, D.C., 
offered the following prayer:
  Most loving, and most gracious God, we come before You this day 
knowing that You are with us in the story of this time and this age, 
knowing that You are with us, guiding us, sustaining us, and nurturing 
us with the gift of Your steadfast love. You are with us today in this 
place, this House, which represents the dreams and visions of so many.
  We pray that that wisdom, justice, and compassion may guide every 
Member and every member of their staff.
  May this House's deliberations and actions be taken in the spirit of 
respect for our diversity and differences. May this Nation be knit 
together as one.
  May we hold one another true to the covenant of freedom and justice 
for all.
  May we be peaceful.
  May we be safe.
  May we be grateful.
  All this we ask in the presence of and with the power of Divine love, 
which sustains and transforms all.
  Amen.

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