[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi Lawrence R. Sernovitz, Nafshenu, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 
offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, benevolent, compassionate, and gracious; abundant in loving 
kindness and truth; forgiving iniquity, rebellion, and sin, be with us 
as we open this session of the United States House of Representatives. 
Guide these courageous individuals to create holy space where healthy 
debate is encouraged, and the dignity and autonomy of human beings is 
respected and loved.
  Dear God, let us remember that the world is not complete. We are 
completing it. In our brokenness, give us hope. Let us build the world 
with love. May the angels around us open our hearts, lift our spirits, 
and give us the ability to see ourselves in the other. As our tradition 
teaches, love the stranger as yourself.
  Dear God, bless these Representatives with enough foolishness to 
believe that they can make a difference in this world, that they can do 
what others claim cannot be done, bringing justice and kindness to our 
Earth, to our children, and to humanity. The whole world is a narrow 
bridge. The essence is not to be afraid.
  And we say together, amen.

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