Eternal God, we ask for your divine presence among us this afternoon. As the God of the ages, your almighty hand has led us in the past, directs us in the present, and guides us toward the future. We give you thanks for your abiding presence throughout the 150 years the Capitol Guide Service has presented the history of this Capitol to the tens of thousands of visitors who tour this building every day.
In gratitude for their enthusiasm and expertise, their generosity of spirit and their genuine passion for the history entrusted to them, we commend them for holding fast to their mission to bring the history of these halls to life.
While tourists and staff alike may only know these men and women by their red coats, Lord, you know them each by name. You have graced them each with both the capability and the responsibility of not just memorizing dates and facts, but of sharing the stories of our forebears with this generation and the next.
By their steadfast efforts, may the citizens of this country discover how to build on the nation’s successes, learn from its mistakes, and grow in the wisdom and truth from the lessons of those who have gone before us, that we may faithfully pass them on to those who will follow us in the years to come.
In your eternal name we pray. Amen.
Psalm 78:4
Honoring 150 years of The U.S. Capitol Guide Service
When you pray, you only have to ask for two things: You should ask for the light to see the will of God, and you have to ask for the courage to be able to do the will of God.
—Msgr. Aloysius Schwartz
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