[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Monsignor Robert Sheeran, President, Seton Hall University, South 
Orange, NJ, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, bless America, our land and our people. Bless America, 
among the greatest of all human endeavors.
  Lord God, make America worthy of the dreams of our Founders. Worthy 
of the sacrifices of those who have gone before us and who have given 
their lives for us. Make America worthy of the calling and leadership 
that You place on our shoulders in this our generation.
  Let wisdom, goodness and generosity grow and take deeper root in our 
people and in this chosen body of representatives.
  This day, Lord, You have given to us as our day. These hours before 
us are ours, set before us to do good as You show us the good, and to 
avoid evil as You show us the way.
  May our work, in some small way, be part of Your work, never in vain 
and always to the glory of Your Holy Name. Amen.

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