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October 22, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 167 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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PRAYER; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 167
(House of Representatives - October 22, 2019)

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                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Dr. Marilyn Monroe Harris, First Baptist Church of Teaneck, 
Teaneck, New Jersey, offered the following prayer:
  O Lord, our God, how excellent is Your name in all the Earth. We 
thank You for this day, and we pray for those who gather in these 
hallowed Halls and serve the United States of America. We pray that You 
sustain their physical bodies and wrap Your arms around their loved 
ones.
  On this day, we ask that Your holy presence become manifest. Guide 
all with wisdom and discernment to implement just and sound policy. 
Engulf all with compassion for humanity and creation. Infuse our hearts 
with Your love. For it is Your love, O Lord, that is

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transformational. It is Your love that seeks the greater good. It is 
Your love that heals.
  Let us face this day knowing that You are with us, and may all that 
is done in this place on this day bring You, and You alone, glory and 
honor.
  Amen.

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