[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 127 (Friday, July 27, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Gary Studniewski, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Washington, 
D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, the United States of America is a country particularly 
blessed. The Founders of our country believed that it was only by Your 
ever-provident hand that this country was born. Today, we believe that 
it is only by Your grace and favor that this country will endure.
  We beseech Your blessing upon this House of Representatives, who, at 
their best, assemble to propose and to debate and to legislate the laws 
that will keep our country secure, thriving, and just, always 
cooperating with Your divine spirit. We rely on that spirit today, 
Lord, and thank You for Your hearing and for Your mercy.
  Bless each House Member, their families, and their staffs, that they 
may know Your strength and encouragement and always the peace of the 
kingdom where You reign, today and forever.
  Amen.

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