[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff, U.S. Navy Chaplain, Retired, Washington, 
D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we the people stand before You, some in prayer, all in 
need.
  Armed with our Founders' prayers and dreams: more perfect Union--less 
divided; liberty and justice--for us and our posterity.
  We the people don't give up. Neither should our leaders.
  Let our Nation never slumber: no closings, fits and starts; no honest 
pay denied for honest work; no time out from efforts to improve our 
lives, achieve our dreams.
  On this day--1971--Alan Shepard hit two golf balls on the Moon: first 
human swings beyond the confines of the Earth.
  At our best, fair play defines our work with some room for 
playfulness. We pursue, achieve extraordinary dreams with humor, joy--a 
touch of grace.
  Reignite that joy and grace, we pray; make no room for hate or 
threats, or closing shop. Reignite our dreams, as we--our better 
angels--reunite for progress toward more perfect times.
  And may we say, amen.

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