[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10249]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Greg Lafferty, Willowdale Chapel, Kennett Square, 
Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, we bless You this day for You are good. You make Your Sun 
rise on the evil and the good; You let Your rain fall on the just and 
the unjust.
  You give all people everywhere life and breath and everything. Yet we 
recognize that in this great Nation, we are among the most blessed.
  You've granted us freedom and abundance, safety and security, the 
rule of law, and neighborly love.
  Guide us, Lord, that we may steward these good gifts for the benefit 
of all. And today, Lord, grant this House of Representatives the 
wisdom, humility, and diligence to govern well, that in some measure 
good might overcome evil, beauty might outshine ugliness, and love 
might undo hate. And in this, Lord, may You be honored and may our 
Nation dwell in deeper peace and safety.
  Amen.

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