[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 716]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Thomas Petri, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C., 
offered the following prayer:
  Almighty ever-living God, in whose hand lies every human heart and 
the rights of all peoples, graciously receive the prayers we pour out 
to You for our country, that, through the wisdom of its leaders and the 
integrity of its citizens, harmony and justice may be assured and 
lasting prosperity come with peace.
  Look with favor, we pray, on this House, and, in Your mercy, we beg 
You to grant that its Members may be Your instruments for us and for 
the whole world, that the flourishing of peoples, the establishment of 
peace, and the freedom of religion may, through Your gift, be made 
secure.
  Mercifully pour out upon these men and women, O God, the spirit of 
Your wisdom, that they may decide everything for the well-being and 
peace of all, and may they never turn aside from Your will.
  We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
  Amen.

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