[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22397]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rev. Dr. Martha Taylor, Elmhurst Presbyterian Church, Oakland, 
California, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty and everlasting God, the Creator of the universe, the 
heavens, the Moon and the stars are Your work. You laid the foundation 
of this Earth. We pause in the midst of pressing demands to open our 
hearts and minds to hear from You.
  Bless this Nation. Bless our President and each Representative of the 
people whom they represent and all that labor with them.
  Help us not to forget the timeless principles penned by our Founding 
Fathers: That men and women are created equal, that we are endowed by 
You, our Creator, with certain inalienable rights, that among these are 
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
  Prick our heart to make decisions that embrace these principles. Let 
the peace of God rule in our hearts. We pray this prayer in the name of 
the Most High.
  Amen.

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