[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Alisa Lasater Wailoo, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 
Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer:
  All-knowing and all-loving God, before we pray for the work of the 
people's House, let us pray for the people within.
  Thank You, God, for the gifts and graces of each person working here: 
Members, staffers, administrators, and more. You know the good that can 
be done through us.
  You also know, God, that, despite someone's position or power, 
personal pain can seep in. Be with those among us, even in this 
Chamber, struggling with depression, wrestling with a broken 
relationship, or hiding some other hurt. Help us listen and walk with 
each other in a personal way.
  Out of that same compassion, guide our policy work. We give thanks 
for the physicians, scientists, local government authorities, and 
public health workers--all those on the front line of the coronavirus 
and other devastation like in Tennessee. In our support of them, free 
us from political motivation. Make this a moment where we connect over 
the care of others, both those in our midst and all around the globe 
impacted by our work.
  Almighty God, make it so.
  Amen and amen.

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