[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16497]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rev. Kurt Gerhard, St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Washington, DC, 
offered the following prayer:
  O Lord our God, creator and sustainer of all nations and people,
  On this day, bless the Members of this House with anger at the 
injustice, oppression and exploitation of people so that they can work 
for justice, freedom and peace.
  Bless them with enough foolishness to believe that they can make a 
difference in the world so that they can do what others claim is 
impossible.
  Bless them with the humility to know that they can be wrong so that 
they can respect the perspectives of others.
  Bless them with frustration with the way things are so that they will 
be motivated to create new solutions.
  Send Your Spirit of courage and understanding upon each Member of 
this 111th Congress so that they will hold fast that which is true and 
serve these United States of America with glory and honor.
  We ask this all in Your Holy Name.
  Amen.

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