[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Michael Caridi, Mary, Mother of the Church, Charleroi, 
Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:
  God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, as 
this venerable assembly of representatives convenes this day to offer 
guidance and leadership to our Nation, we beseech Your divine presence 
among us and ask You to send Your blessings upon these men and women 
who so generously devote themselves to helping and serving others.
  We ask that, prompted by Your Spirit, they will make decisions that 
further the ideals upon which this Nation was founded, decisions which 
respect the inherent dignity of every human being residing within our 
borders, irrespective of age, race, creed or social class.
  May their work this day be pleasing in Your sight and may it bring 
about an increase of peace, justice and prosperity, not only in our own 
land, but throughout the whole world. Amen.

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