[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7700]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn, The Conservative Synagogue, Westport, 
Connecticut, offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, source of all strength, compassion, and peace:
  We know that our time on this Earth is preciously short, so please:
  Open our eyes to the beauty of the world around us.
  Remind us that each person we encounter is created in Your image.
  Provide us with the integrity, wisdom, and patience to listen to 
those with whom we do not agree and learn from those whom we might 
otherwise not hear.
  Protect the courageous men and women who put their lives in danger 
each day so that our children can live safely and without fear.
  Comfort us today as we mourn with the people of Missouri following 
the tragic loss of life brought upon by the devastating forces of 
nature.
  And, finally, bless our leaders and advisers--including the dedicated 
men and women of this United States Congress, who assiduously seek to 
protect our sacred democratic values at home and abroad. And may You 
grant them the vision to look ahead to our future, without forgetting 
the lessons of our past.
  Amen.

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