[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Imam Seyed Ali Ghazvini, Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, Fresno, 
California, offered the following prayer:
  Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, in the name of God, the compassionate, 
the merciful, Almighty God, I thank You for having led me to this great 
Nation, whose history of welcoming immigrants makes it possible for me 
to give today's prayer. I thank You for inspiring our Founding Fathers 
and the governments that followed to acknowledge civil liberties and 
minority rights.
  I ask You, God, to bless the Members of this Hall, and I pray that 
You continue to inspire our elected officials so that their decisions 
meet Your approval. I pray that You inspire them to continue to uphold 
the democratic values of fairness and compassion that have made our 
Nation great, so that no one seeking refuge from war is banned from 
stepping on our soil based on faith affiliation or race, so that 
desperate families seeking refuge are not separated.
  God, empower our lawmakers to promote peace, starting in our own 
cities and emanating to the rest of the world.
  Amen.

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