[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12022]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Miroslaus Stelmaszczyk, Holy Family Church, Creighton, 
Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty Father, we gather here this morning to ask for Your wisdom, 
charity, and humility. We continue the task of operating this great 
Nation with honesty and integrity. Grant us the wisdom to act for the 
greater good of all citizens. Keep us humble that we not forget who we 
are and why we are here.
  We remember the Founding Fathers, who risked their reputations, their 
fortunes and their very lives to form a Nation that ensures the 
freedoms and opportunities that we enjoy today. We also remember those 
brave individuals who paid the ultimate price to protect and defend 
those freedoms and opportunities.
  Father, keep us dedicated to the people we represent. Let us not 
allow partisanship to cause discord among our number and prevent us 
from completing our agenda. We depend upon Your grace and mercy to 
allow us to continue to serve this Nation with honor and integrity.
  We ask this in Your name. Amen.

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