[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15023]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend William Federici, The United Church, Washington, D.C., 
offered the following prayer:
  Most loving and most gracious God, You hold each of us in your 
covenant of steadfast love, knowing that we are sacred, precious, and 
beloved. You are with us today in this House of promise and 
possibility.
  Bless each Member and their staff with the gifts of wisdom and 
discernment. Bless each Member and their staff with the power to use 
these gifts with care and compassion.
  May this Nation be knit together as one, honoring our diversity, 
respecting our differences, and holding one another true to the 
covenant of freedom and justice for all. May we be peaceful. May we be 
safe. May we be grateful.
  All this we ask in the presence of, and with the power of, divine 
love which sustains and transforms all. Amen.

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