[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 404]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Nathaniel Demosthene, First Timothy Christian Church, Spring 
Valley, New York, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Heavenly Father, it is with thanksgiving and a mournful heart 
that we approach this day as we remember the lives lost and tragically 
affected by the earthquake in Haiti 6 years ago this day.
  Today we are grateful, God, for the lives rescued by the actions of 
our President as well as the bipartisan endeavors of the Members of 
this Congress and the heroic men and women in the armed services.
  We pray for our elected Representatives in this assembly and ask that 
You imbue them with wisdom as they face ever-increasing difficult and 
complex decisions concerning the direction of this country. Enable them 
to act responsibly and selflessly in the fulfillment of their oaths of 
office.
  Bless our Nation and teach us to leverage our resources to ameliorate 
the lives of our global citizens, especially the most vulnerable among 
them, both domestic and abroad.
  Amen.

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