[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8747]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Carter Griffin, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Washington, 
D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Dear Heavenly Father, as we approach the remembrance of Pentecost, 
when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles gathered in prayer, we 
pray for a new outpouring of Your Spirit upon us today.
  May the fire of Your love enflame our hearts, and may the sure hand 
of Your counsel guide our actions as we strive to follow You more 
closely.
  Send Your Spirit of wisdom upon all Members of this Congress and 
those who assist them that they may always aim to serve the common good 
in accordance with Your holy law.
  May this day's deliberations be pleasing in Your sight, and may each 
one of us live today and each day as if it were our last: so that we 
may always be ready to enter those heavenly dwellings where we hope to 
live with the angels and saints forever and ever.
  Amen.

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