[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16741]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Bishop Mar Awa Royel, Assyrian Church of the East, Salida, 
California, offered the following prayer:
  In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit; Amen.
  Father of mercy and God of every consolation, we come to You at this 
hour asking You to bless our civil servants as they labor for our 
country and its citizens. Grant them Your wisdom and enlighten them 
with Your truth that they might serve the greater good of our country.
  Strengthen them to be instruments of peace and justice in our society 
today. May they bring about reconciliation and hope in our communities 
and neighborhoods, and may they be exemplary citizens and servants to 
their constituents, without distinction of race or creed.
  Father, we ask You to bless our land, which has been a beacon of hope 
and a refuge for the oppressed and the marginalized. Grant freedom to 
the captive, relief to the suffering, and help us all to construct a 
better and safer tomorrow for our future generations of Americans.
  Amen.

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