[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16844]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Gene Hemrick, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Washington, 
D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Lord, as we begin a new year, please bless our Congress with the holy 
gift of selfless service that generates goodness, beauty, unity, and 
the pursuit of truth You desire for all humankind.
  May the work of Congress be blessed with God's inspiration, strength, 
and zeal in dealing with the challenges of 2017.
  Amen.

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