[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3529]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi John Linder, Temple Solel, Paradise Valley, Arizona, offered 
the following prayer:
  God of all people and all understanding, give us strength and reason 
during these perilous times; bring consolation to the bereaved in 
Belgium. Be with our public servants here as they represent these great 
United States.
  Collectively, brothers and sisters, you are a tapestry of America, a 
beautiful quilt of diversity, the best of who we can be. Our respective 
faiths remind us that the measure of society is how we treat the most 
vulnerable: the orphan, the widow, the stranger in our midst.
  God bless the Members of this House, their families and staff, and 
all those workers who humbly serve to care for and protect these 
hallowed Halls.
  May these deliberations reflect the best of humanity, honoring the 
divine spark in one another. ``Long may our land be bright, with 
freedom's holy light,'' as we continue to shine as a beacon of hope to 
those within our borders and around the world.
  Amen.

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