[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Dan C. Cummins, Capitol Worship, Washington, D.C., 
offered the following prayer:
  Heavenly Father, we pause in Your presence, in this hallowed Chamber, 
remembering the lifetimes of two great Americans and distinguished 
Members of Congress: John David Dingell, Jr., and Walter Beaman Jones, 
Jr.
  With their passing, Lord, our Nation is immeasurably indebted to them 
and to their families for their tireless dedication and dutiful 
sacrifices offered upon the altar of public service.
  Einstein's words fit appropriately: ``Only a life lived in the 
service of others is worth living.'' May we, too, live emulating their 
example.
  The prophet Jeremiah declares that, while we are formed in our 
mother's womb, You designed a purpose for every life. With certainty, 
Messrs. Dingell and Jones were greeted with these words from their 
Creator: Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
  So let us comfort one another with these words.
  O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? But 
thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through Jesus Christ, our 
resurrected Lord. Amen.

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