[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 103 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Bobby R. Patton, Jr., District of 
Columbia National Guard, Washington, D.C., offered the following 
prayer:
  Most holy and merciful God, we come to You today in gratitude and 
celebration.
  Beginning with the Army, our Nation's military has stood for 246 
years against all who sought to harm our democracy and citizens. Men 
and women from all backgrounds and all services demonstrated their 
dedication to our Nation by paying for our freedoms and safety with 
their tears, sweat, blood, and too often, lives.
  God, we pray and are grateful, particularly for our National Guard 
soldiers and airmen who protected us in our Nation's Capital. We could 
not have done our work without their service and the sacrifice of their 
families.
  Grant us wisdom to remember that we share a common home, and give us 
courage so that our words and actions will reflect what is truly best 
for that common home, our great Nation.
  Finally, we thank You for the ability and the capacity to serve the 
people of the United States.
  Amen.

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