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Guest Chaplain: Chaplain Simeon Kobrinetz, Deputy Director, the Chaplain Service of the Veterans’ Administration
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Date of Prayer: 26 February 1975
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Date of Prayer: 26 February 1975
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Almighty and Eternal God, we are grateful for the gift of life and hope. Strengthened by Thy blessings we enter with greater commitment on the paths that lie before us. | |
As we reflect upon our responsibilities to our Nation and its citizens, may we be guided by Thy hand and find inspiration in Thy word. | |
This month we have commemorated the birthdays of two great American Presidents. They have given our Nation dignity of purpose and the courage to act in times of adversity. Their commitment to the freedom of all men will continue to serve as a shield of honor— a banner of distinction. | |
May Thy divine providence grant us the resolve to strengthen the moral and spiritual fabric of our Nation. United in these efforts may the works of our hands bring us peace and justice, hope and freedom. | |
Blessed shalt Thou be when Thou comest in and blessed shalt Thou be when Thou goest forth. Amen. |
This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the second month of the first session of the 94th US Congress in the Senate, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 121, part 4 (1975), page 4340.
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Congressional Record, vol. 121, part 4 (26 February 1975), p. 4340
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