[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Imam Nayyar Imam, Suffolk County Police Department, Yaphank, New 
York, offered the following prayer:
  We beseech God Almighty, calling upon Him by the most noble of His 
characteristics. We bear witness in testimony that He is the sovereign, 
the omnipotent, the exalted, the all knowing.
  God Almighty, we ask that You bestow upon all of our elected 
officials guidance and patience required to carry out the solemn task 
of legislation before them. Grant them commitment to serve before being 
served, a sense of fraternity before partisanship, and dedication to 
the interests of our country before the interests of even their own 
selves.
  The final prophet of God, Muhammad, peace be upon him, stated:

       The leaders of a people are a representation of their 
     deeds.

  We ask God Almighty that He make our elected officials true 
representatives of honesty, equality, and the values that represent the 
uniqueness of our Nation.
  We ask You, Almighty God, that You look to us with glance of mercy, 
regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, or political party. Amen.

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