[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16784]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Monsignor Kevin Hart, St. Peter's Catholic Church, 
Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer:
  O Father of us all, You have woven Your divine providence into the 
very fabric of our Nation. Against all odds You were instrumental in 
bringing it to birth. In the face of our enemies, from without and from 
within, You have safeguarded the freedom for which so many of our 
brothers and sisters have given their lives. You have endowed our 
country with natural and human resources that make it a land flowing 
with milk and honey and a beacon of hope for those who yearn for the 
freedom that we enjoy.
  With these blessings, O God, comes the responsibility to use them 
wisely. Inspire and guide the Members of this Chamber, so that through 
them You may bring to fruition the good work You have begun in us. God 
bless these United States of America.
  Amen.

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