[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11582-11583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Robert Wagenseil, Calvary Episcopal Church, Indian Rocks 
Beach, Florida, offered the following prayer:
  God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: thank You for the men and women who 
have been called to serve Your people in this House.

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  As they strive to chart the best possible course for our Nation, 
enable them to remember that we are all in the same boat when it comes 
to our love of this country and our desire to see the hopes and dreams 
of our fellow citizens fulfilled.
  As they seek to walk the road of truth, help them to learn what it 
means to walk that road together on the common ground of respect and 
forbearance.
  Bless their families and make their homes havens of kindness, 
encouragement, and love.
  Finally, when they shall have served their final day as Members of 
this House, send them home filled with the true and lasting joy that 
always comes at last to those who have done their duty and done it 
well.
  Amen.

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