[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi Bruce Lustig, Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington, D.C., 
offered the following prayer:
  Eternal God, without whom life has no spiritual source, no divine 
meaning, purpose, or destiny, but with whom there is power for the 
present and hope for the future, refresh our faith that the strains of 
life may not break our spirits. Restore our confidence that our world 
is undergirded by eternal purpose.
  Bless those who give service of heart to this great Nation. Give them 
strength to temper their judgments by the compassion of the human soul. 
Know that none are free until all are free, free from fear, want, 
bigotry, and callous hatred of the other. Let the courage of their 
convictions make America worthy of her past and blessed by her future.
  Let not cynicism blight, nor faithlessness uproot our confidence to 
live as we pray, so that, unashamed, our leaders may transmit to 
generations to come an America better than ours.
  Hear our prayer.
  Amen.

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