[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8437-8438]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Joseph Shea, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Simi Valley, 
California, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, as we gather today, I ask for Your blessings upon these men 
and women whom You and this great Nation have chosen to serve us.
  Grant them the grace to be leaders whose walk is by faith, whose 
behavior is by principle, whose vision is high, whose pride is low, and 
whose love for You and this wonderful Nation is wide and deep.
  Grant that these leaders be ribbed with the steel of Your spirit so 
that their strength will be equal to the task, that they won't fade 
under the light of scrutiny, that they will be calm amidst the storms 
of criticism, that they won't bend amidst the storms of criticism, that 
they won't bend under the heavy load of responsibility, and that they 
will courageously hold high the torch of Your truth to guide them.
  We ask these blessings in Your holy name.
  Amen.

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