[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11348]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Steven Boes, National Executive Director, Boys Town, 
Nebraska, offered the following prayer:
  Creator God, we ask Your blessings upon these men and women of the 
United States House of Representatives. Give them the wisdom of Father 
Edward Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, who once said, ``Any 
enterprise that does not have God at the heart of it is bound to 
fail.''
  Help them to clearly see the needs of America's children, families, 
and communities. Father Flanagan taught America, ``There are no bad 
boys; only bad environment, bad training, bad example.'' Help them to 
understand that there are no bad families either. Every family has at 
least one member who loves their children and wants them to succeed.
  Please inspire these Members to work together to strengthen our 
families and communities so that our children can become stronger in 
body, mind, and spirit.

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