[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3931]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Alisa Lasater Wailoo, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 
Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer:
  As we begin our work today, we pause to give thanks for: each world 
leader, especially Pope Francis beginning his tenure today, each 
political party, each Congressperson and their staff, each individual 
citizen they represent, and all their diverse gifts and disparate 
needs.
  As we begin our work here today, we ask You to reveal: where we've 
become desensitized to the struggles of Your children, where we've let 
pride prevent holy possibilities, where we've chosen self-preservation 
over challenging partnerships.
  As we begin our work here today, remind us: that Your limitless love 
overcomes our limitations, that You have a dream for Your globe that 
surpasses our wildest imaginations, that You can work through the 
minutia of detailed legislation and the grand vision of this Nation.
  So as we begin our work today, we pray that we may do so ready to 
trust the lead of Your tender and tremendous love.
  Amen.

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