[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rev. Elizabeth Hanley, Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, Cameron, 
Texas, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray. God of Grace, we give You thanks for this new day. You 
bless the whole human family with Your sustaining love.
  Open the hearts of the ones who gather here as they make decisions 
for our Nation. Stir in them wisdom, understanding, and compassion in 
discernment. Bind them together in the common pursuit of justice and 
peace for Your people. Give them courage to be a voice for those who 
have no voice; that their work might bring relief to the burden and 
hope to those in need.
  Renew the hearts of Your people, O God, and move us to trust in You. 
Bless, O Lord, all those who offer their lives in service to others, 
and grant us grace to live in Your never failing love.
  Amen.

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