[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16020]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Janet Whaley Zimmerman, St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, 
Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we ask Your blessings today on those who have achieved 
every measure of societal success and on those who have lost their 
jobs, their homes, and are in danger of losing their hope. We ask You 
to bless those who have received the best education available in this 
country and those who try to learn in overcrowded classrooms; and we 
ask You to bless those who enjoy the freedom and security of this great 
Nation and those who are daily in harm's way fighting wars overseas.
  We ask You to inspire our leaders. Give them discerning hearts and 
agile minds so that together they may shape laws that work for the 
common good. Equip them to fulfill the challenging duties that You have 
given them to do, and help them always to lead with compassion and 
generosity.
  In the name of God, whom I know through Jesus Christ, amen.

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