[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9055]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Monsignor William P. Fay, National Conference of 
Catholic Bishops, offered the following prayer:
  God of all creation, and source of unending peace, be with this House 
and bless it. Let good work be done within its walls. May only truth be 
spoken here.
  Give to those standing in this Chamber the wisdom to know their 
weakness, the humility to acknowledge Your strength, and the courage to 
let justice be the sole motivator of their work.
  By the manner of their lives, let them proclaim the rightness of 
walking freely in Your sight.
  By their love for our country and for their fellow citizens, may they 
serve well those who sent them to this place; may they lead by 
following You, the author of all truth, and show the way, by cherishing 
Your presence in their hearts.
  Amen.

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