[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13732]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi Linda Motzkin, Temple Sinai, Saratoga Springs, New York, 
offered the following prayer:
  In the Talmud, we are taught that every human being should be 
cognizant of three things, ``know from whence you came, and where you 
are going, and before whom in the future you will be called to 
account.''
  Honorable Representatives, you who serve in this House know from 
whence you came, from every geographic region across this great Nation. 
And you know that the decisions you make in this Chamber will shape 
where we all are going, all the men, women and children whom you 
represent, the people of every faith, race and background who comprise 
the great tapestry of humanity that is the source of our country's 
strength.
  And so we pray to the Eternal God: May these men and women who serve 
their country be mindful that, in the future, they will be called to 
account, not only before the citizens they represent, and not only in 
the eyes of history, but before You, the God of all. May they be 
granted in their deliberations on this day a measure of Your wisdom and 
Your compassion. Amen.

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