[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12741]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Imam Talib Shareef, Masjid Muhammad, Washington, D.C., offered the 
following prayer:
  Almighty God, the Merciful, the Wise, the Most High, the Possessor of 
Greatness, we stand and humbly beseech Your Divine Providence upon this 
House of Representatives.
  Grant them clear vision and legislative acumen as they navigate the 
waters of our national issues. Grant them insight and wisdom, and bless 
them to follow the logic to its logical conclusion. Grant them the 
quality of excellence in planning both short and long term that focuses 
on the right thing, the right way, at the right time.
  As we pledge ``one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 
justice for all'' in acknowledging You, God, who created us all and 
cares about us all equally, bless this House to be reflective of E 
pluribus unum--the many diverse, wonderful, beautiful expressions of 
human life that have contributed to the beauty and strength of America; 
and bless them to have always the right perception of our Nation that, 
first of all, this Nation is a gift from You, and under You, God, we 
are responsible for how we treat everything.
  Amen.

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