[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 26457]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Timothy J. O'Brien, Ph.D., Marquette University-Les 
Aspin Center for Government, Washington, D.C., offered the following 
prayer:
  Let us pray. O Gracious and Loving God, we acknowledge and honor You 
as the source of life and the reservoir of our hope. Guide the Members 
of this Congress in the pursuit of Your will for the well-being of this 
Nation. May Your spirit guide the deliberations of this Chamber, 
inspiring in all of us a passion for peace and a rigorous desire to 
labor for what is good and decent. Bless those who commit their lives 
to serving others, especially to those who are entrusted with public 
responsibilities. May these elected leaders, as well as their families, 
experience the joy of knowing that You accompany them on their daily 
journeys. For this we pray. Amen.

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