Reverend Andrew Walton
Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC
Date of Prayer: 10/07/2013
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
God of light and life, our prayer today is simple.
May the eternal Spirit that embraces all good deliver us from fear.
May the hearts, minds, and souls of the women and men of this House of Representatives elected to serve the people be released from fear into freedom.
In freedom, may they discover and rediscover what is already deep within themselves as humans created in divine image.
May every conversation and deliberation of this day and days to follow be filled with compassion for the millions of people whose lives and livelihoods are affected by these decisions, courage to compromise when necessary to sustain and provide for the well–being of all people, humility to let go of the ideological convictions when those convictions hinder the common good, and clear vision to see beyond narrow agendas toward a Nation filled with promise to be a beacon of light for all people.
Amen.
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