[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 66 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3273]
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:
  O God, with a mighty hand, You bring people out of slavery and death 
and into freedom and new life. While Congress is in recess, as Jews 
celebrate Passover, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, and 
others gather for spring ceremonies.
  Be with those whose sacred places have been destroyed and desecrated. 
We lament that the freedom to worship in this land is constrained by 
racism and xenophobia, and we are sorry when our disrespect for people 
of other religions has harmed them and made us slow to come to their 
aid.
  We pray for our civic leaders and servants who are called to defend 
the freedom to worship.
  Out of the ashes of despair, kindle hope. Counter the winds of hate 
with the breath of peace. From wintry soil cause new seeds to spring 
forth. Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an 
ever-flowing stream.
  Amen.

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