[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Paul Taylor, St. Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, 
Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:
  We stand before You, O Holy God, conscious of our sinfulness, but 
aware that we gather in Your name.
  Come to us, remain with us, and enlighten our hearts. Give us light 
and strength to know Your will, to make it our own, and to live it in 
our lives.
  Guide us by Your wisdom, support us by Your power, for You are God, 
our God, the holy God.
  You desire justice for all. Enable us to uphold the rights of others. 
Do not allow us to be misled by ignorance or corrupted by fear or 
favor.
  Unite us to Yourself in the bond of love and keep us faithful to all 
that is true.
  As we gather in Your name, may we temper justice with love, so that 
all our discussions and reflections may be pleasing to You and earn the 
reward promised to good and faithful servants.
  We ask this of You who live and reign forever and ever.
  Amen.

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