[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3223]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Tyrone M. Thomas, Charity Church, Baltimore, Maryland, 
offered the following prayer:
  O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name on all the Earth. We 
come before You today, first thanking You for another day You have 
allowed us to see and partake in.
  We thank You for Your grace, mercy, and loving kindness you have 
extended to us on this day. God, we thank You for allowing us to arrive 
at destinations free from hurt, harm, or danger.
  We ask You now, God, that You would allow our day to be a productive, 
purposeful, and peaceful day. Creator and God, we ask that You allow us 
to remain focused and on task as we go about our day-to-day 
responsibilities.
  We ask Your continued blessings upon every Member of the House of 
Representatives who are represented here today. We ask that You would 
lead, guide, and strengthen their ability to make sound decisions for 
Your people.
  God, as we conclude our day, we want to hear You say: Well done, thy 
good and faithful servant. We ask all these things in the name of the 
God who created all and who made all things.
  Amen.

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