[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4984]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend William Gurnee, St. Pius X Catholic Church, Bowie, Maryland, 
offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Lord, as the gift of new life surrounds us in nature, we 
turn with gratitude for the people of this Nation and those who 
represent them.
  Send Your spirit of right judgment upon the Members of this body so 
that they may guard the dignity of the poor and protect the opportunity 
for all to succeed.
  Give them courage, give them fortitude, and give them, above all 
else, the knowledge that they have served their country well.
  We humbly ask all this in Your Holy Name.
  Amen.

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