[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12504]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Wayne Lomax, The Fountain of New Life, Miami Gardens, 
Florida, offered the following prayer:
  God, we thank You for the men and women who serve as Members of the 
United States Congress.
  Though we have many needs in our Nation--better schools, better jobs, 
safer streets, fairer laws, better health care, and peaceful 
relationships with our neighbors at home and our neighbors abroad--
today, we pause to pray for each other.
  It is easy to forget that back home our Congressmen and -women have 
daughters who dance, sons who sing, mothers with mild strokes, fathers 
who slip and fall, siblings who struggle with addiction, and neighbors 
in homeless shelters, while our spouses and significant others hold 
down the fort.
  We acknowledge that alongside our hopes and dreams are our personal 
struggles and fears--even our shortcomings and our sins.
  So, as Jesus taught us, forgive us our debts and give us our daily 
bread.
  Bless us with good sense and humble hearts as we serve to Your honor 
and glory.
  Amen.

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