[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14994]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Steven Wishart, Redeemer Church, Annapolis, Maryland, 
offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open and all desires known, we 
humbly ask that we may always prove ourselves a Nation mindful and 
deserving of Your favor.
  Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and civil 
conversation.
  Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and 
arrogance; and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and make into 
one united people the many.
  Endow with wisdom those to whom You have entrusted the authority of 
government, that we may prosper at home, and that we, through obedience 
to You, may be a blessing to all the Earth.
  Fill our hearts with gratitude when we are flourishing, and let us 
not lose our confidence in You when we are not.
  Accept and fulfill our petitions, we pray, not as we ask in our 
ignorance, nor as we deserve, but in Your kindness and grace.
  Amen.

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