[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Wednesday, November 7, 2007

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  Rabbi Irwin N. Goldenberg, Temple Beth Israel, York, Pennsylvania, 
offered the following prayer:
  God of all humanity, we live in a time when we are tempted to regard 
our fellow with suspicion.
  A predecessor of mine at Temple Beth Israel in York, Pennsylvania, 
Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, was among the four chaplains who sacrificed 
their lives for sailors on the sinking troop ship Dorchester during 
World War II. They died because they regarded all as created in God's 
image.
  In another time, a ship, occupied by people seeking a land of 
freedom, set out on a wide river. Rough seas demanded reducing the 
number of passengers to save the rest. Instead of throwing anyone 
overboard, everyone took turns swimming beside the boat until it 
reached shore. Everyone survived.
  O God, may we see one another as sisters and brothers, Americans all, 
citizens of this blessed country and humans all, inhabitants of the 
same beautiful world, rather than as competitors for a place on a 
lifeboat. Thus, we may hope that all might live in freedom and dignity.
  Amen.

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