[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2272]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Eugene F. Hemrick, Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, offered 
the following prayer:
  O Lord, on the walls of our Library of Congress, You tell us, wisdom 
is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom; and with all thy 
getting, get understanding.
  As we begin this day, may we dig deeper, ever so little more, to 
understand the awesome responsibilities we shoulder. May we understand, 
ever so little more, the difference we make in the lives of our people, 
our Nation, the world. May we endeavor, ever so little more, to be a 
person of understanding, always working to clarify, redefine and repeat 
in order to create better understanding.
  Lord, may we take time, be it for only a few moments, to understand 
Your will in our work. Lord, we have the saying, give it the old 
college try, meaning to do our best. May we do our best to understand 
that our business is really Your business, and in doing so, inspire our 
Nation with the wisdom and understanding that You are. Amen.

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