[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend James R. Shaw, Agnus Dei Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg, 
Virginia, offered the following prayer:
  Heavenly Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, grant unto those gathered, 
representing all people of this great Nation:
  Knowledge to pursue the good when the outlook seems dark;
  Wisdom to vote for what is best for all;
  Courage to choose the unpopular, but better;
  Boldness to go where creativity has never gone;
  Love to care for the poor and needy;
  Faith to step forward and lead the misguided;
  Understanding to provide for what is truly needed;
  Mercy to forgive those who have transgressed;
  Hope for a prosperous future as opportunities unfold;
  The eyes of a child to approach life's work with diverse wonderment;
  Ears to hear the still small voice of God;
  Hands to set free the persecuted and the oppressed;
  A sense for those things hidden which may prove dangerous;
  And a vision of joy for all languages and cultures.
  In Thanksgiving for Your providence, we pray in Jesus' name.
  Amen.

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