[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 57 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S1875]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Today's opening prayer will be offered by our guest 
Chaplain, Rabbi Mendy Greenberg, Director of Mat-Su Jewish Center, 
Chabad-Lubavitch, in Palmer, AK.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Master of the Universe, we stand before You in prayer 
in these troubling times when innocent men, women, and children have 
lost their lives and millions fled their homeland due to the 
catastrophic war in Ukraine. In the words of King David, Psalms, 
Chapter 121:

       I lift my eyes to the mountains--from where will my help 
     come? My help will come from the Lord, Maker of heaven and 
     earth.

  May You, Almighty God, grant the Members of this honorable body 
wisdom and understanding that the ultimate way to eliminate the cause 
of war and bring true peace to the world is by embodying the universal 
values of the seven commandments issued to Noah after the great flood, 
foremost of which is not to commit murder.
  Almighty God, I beseech You to bless the U.S. Senate assembled today 
to fulfill one of Your seven commandments to govern by just laws and in 
the merit of the global spiritual giant and leader, Your servant, the 
Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, whose 120th birthday will be 
celebrated this coming month on the 11th day of Nissan, Tuesday, April 
12.
  In 1978, this honorable body established the Rebbe's birthday as 
Education and Sharing Day USA and is proclaimed annually by the 
President of the United States in recognition of the Rebbe's global 
campaign to bring awareness and educate our youth about these ethical 
values of the Seven Noahide Laws as the basis for a just and 
compassionate society.
  Almighty God, may it be in the merit of realizing the Rebbe's vision 
for humanity, we speedily see the fulfillment of Isaiah's promise:

       Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither 
     shall they learn war anymore.

  With the coming of Moshiach, Amen.

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