[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 145 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. David Gray, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, 
Maryland, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, Your love is never ending. In these hallowed Halls, 
Your sovereign spirit comes to us, calms us, calls us, and infuses us 
with Your grace.
  Give us strength this day to look outside ourselves for the 
opportunities which come from connection and collaboration. Give us 
faith to bring our best selves and to seek Your will. Give us 
confidence that solutions can be found and problems solved.
  Grant us gratitude for the trust placed in us, for the privilege of 
living in this free land, and for Your presence here with us. Allow us 
to rest in and rely on Your hope-filled spirit.
  Loving God, we ask Your blessing upon this body and all who gather 
here. Help us to receive Your assurance, Your encouragement, Your 
wisdom, and Your inspiration for the tasks to which we have been 
called. We pray this day.
  Amen.

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