[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8839]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Alan Keiran, Office of the United States Senate 
Chaplain, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God Almighty, in the midst of challenging times, You give us 
wisdom from Your word saying, ``Be still, and know that I am God. I 
will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the 
world.''
  Today, please give the Members of this House and their staffs the 
resilience to weather all controversy with grace and to do to others as 
they would have done to them. May civility and mutual respect be the 
hallmarks of this and every future Congress, and may Your great name be 
lifted high in this Nation.
  Allow us all to give You honor through our service to America and its 
citizens. Commission us to do Your will daily so that You will receive 
all honor, glory, and praise.
  Lord, please bless all deployed military members and their families 
with Your abiding presence. Surround our military members in harm's way 
with Your great favor. We ask this in the name of the one who was, who 
is, and who is coming again.
  Amen.

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