[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 182 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8834-H8835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Mr. Dipesh Pandya, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, Warrington, 
Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:
  Aum.
  O, Lord, lead us from illusion to the truth. Lead us from darkness to 
light. Lead us from death to immortality.
  May everyone in the world be happy. May everyone be healthy. May all 
experience what is good. May there be no suffering.
  O, Lord, may the skies give us peace. May space bring us peace. May 
the Earth give us peace. May the waters give peace. May herbs and 
plants give us peace. May all the beings of the Earth bring us peace. 
May the deities bestow peace. May all of Your creations bring us peace. 
May peace prevail throughout the universe.

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  As we are here to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, I 
invoke the credo of my spiritual leader, His Holiness Pramukh Swami 
Maharaj: ``In the joy of others lies our own. In the progress of others 
rests our own. In the good of others abides our own.''
  O, Lord, may all the Members of this House and their staff receive 
Your guidance in their thoughts and actions. May our Armed Forces stay 
victorious, and may they be protected.
  May God bless the United States of America.

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