[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11991]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Bud Roland, St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Austin, Texas, 
offered the following prayer:
  Good and loving God, we thank You for this day. We thank You for the 
gift of public service.
  We ask for Your blessings on these women and men who serve on our 
behalf. Grant them the wisdom to be humble in collaboration, the vision 
to consider the needs of all American citizens, and the desire to 
protect our freedom as they provide for the common good.
  Direct their deliberations to be good leaders and guide them in 
fruitful dialogue.
  May Your grace shine forth in all their proceedings. May they enact 
just laws for our government, and may they seek to preserve peace, 
promote national happiness, and continue to bring us the blessings of 
liberty and equality.
  Amen.

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