[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 134 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Michael Wilker, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 
Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, this week as Christians celebrate the life of Mary, the 
mother of Jesus, we pray like Martin Luther that government officials 
learn to govern well by listening to Mary's song, the Magnificat.
  Open our hearts to magnify Your glory and grace, O God. Open the eyes 
of officials to see people who live under poverty and oppression. Lift 
up people who are lowly and take down officials who are arrogant. Feed 
both the wealthy and impoverished with Your justice and mercy.
  As You have saved our ancestors and as You have promised to do for 
our descendants, give today's leaders the same joy, wisdom, courage, 
and trust that You gave to Your servant Mary, the bearer of Your holy 
Word, Jesus Christ.
  Amen.

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