[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25937]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi Jacob Luski, Congregation B'Nai, St. Petersburg, Florida, 
offered the following prayer:
  Loving God, we are grateful to You for this moment of meditation, 
which can help us to catch our breath in the midst of our busy, 
crowded, and often self-centered day.
  Lift us, lest we be too gloomy to hope, too proud to change, or too 
timid to venture.
  Help us to be guides into unborn tomorrows rather than merchants 
dealing with yesterdays; to be creative cooperators in the world as it 
should be, rather than clever competitors in the world as it is.
  Help us to appreciate one another and to respect the many and varied 
ways that we serve You.
  Bless all the Members of this House of Representatives. Grant them 
wisdom so that they may govern our great Nation with justice and 
compassion.
  Guardian of life and liberty, may our Nation always merit Your 
protection. May the spirit of love and shalom of peace renew our 
country, our communities, and our world.
  Amen.

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