[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. J. Henry Buck, Jr., of Grace Baptist Church of 
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, we are present this morning by Your grace and Your 
mercy. We thank You for this privilege to be here to serve. We ask that 
in this most desirable time that we can learn, listen, love, and lead 
as we ingratiate ourselves in the fervor and favor of Your will.
  We petition the power of Your wisdom as we seek to balance this 
Republic through reconciliation. Share and show us how to love 
unconditionally, help without judgment, and encourage without regret. 
Allow the spirit of unity to shelter in this place and peace to enable 
us all.
  We thank You for the ``We the People,'' regardless of partisanship or 
platform. Bless our courts and our military personnel.
  In closing, give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our 
trespasses as we forgive those who trespassed against us.
  In the sovereign name, we pray.
  Amen.

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