[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14717]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Don Borling, Pastor, All Saints Lutheran Church, Orland 
Park, Illinois, offered the following prayer:
  O Lord of all life, we come before You as people of peace. Our tasks 
are awesome. Our calling to serve is precious and, at the same time, 
very humbling.
  Lord, help us always to walk in the shoes of those who brought us 
here, the factory worker and the artist, the lawyer and the school 
custodian, the farmer and the cook.
  We are the human family, bound together by a spirit with no 
boundaries, and yet a spirit as real and as simple as the air we 
breathe every day.
  Our world aches for peace. So help us be the instruments of Your 
healing.
  May we be firm but gentle, just and forgiving, full of resolve, and 
yet always open to the varied dance of Your many voices.
  With Your guidance, Lord, we can serve with joy, come to work each 
day with the goodness of the human spirit in our hearts.
  Help us to see the world we serve with fresh vigor, renewed purpose, 
and the determination to make a difference. It is an honor to be here.
  O Lord of all life, thanks for sharing this journey with us.
  Amen.

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