[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7269]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, Associate Professor, the Catholic 
University of America, Washington, DC, offered the following prayer:
  O God, we long for peace. Help us to become instruments of that 
peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love. Where there is injury, 
may we bring pardon. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. Where 
there is darkness, may we be light.
  Let us not simply yearn for peace; let us be peace. May we be so 
docile to Your will that Your love, Your peace, and Your pardon flow 
through us.
  And when this day is done, may we be one step closer to peace. May we 
be one step closer to our brothers and sisters. May we be one step 
closer to You.
  As always, we thank You, we praise You, and we love You.
  Amen.

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