[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Lane Bembenek, Joy Lutheran Church, Moore, South Carolina, 
offered the following prayer:
  God of grace and glory, in Your goodness and love You created 
humanity to live together in unity and peace. We are different and yet 
the same.
  Thank You for the gift of communities around the world, large and 
small, and for the many ways in which our hands are an extension of 
Your graceful hands.
  Empower the leaders of the House in their important work as they 
serve to make our communities safe, productive, and beautiful places to 
live and work.
  Grant each person here wisdom in the important work that You have 
called them to do. Their work is Your work and their voices are Your 
voice as they labor together for the sake of this great land and for 
those around the world.
  Bless all that is done here today and every day. We ask all this, O 
God, in Your holy and precious name. Amen.

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