Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Steven Weil on 20 September 2012

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Date: 2018-12-27

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Excerpt: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 September 2012. . . .

Content:

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Steven Weil, Orthodox Union, New York, NY
Sponsor: Rep. John Boehner, (R-OH)
Date of Prayer: 09/20/2012

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	Master of the Universe, today we stand before You in this hallowed Hall, grateful for the freedoms we have been granted here, grateful for the men and women in this room who You imbued with wisdom and blessed with the courage to make the difficult decisions that will impact the destiny of all humanity.
	Allow the Members of Congress to be Your partners in making a more perfect world, and grant them the insight and the vision to always be mindful of the responsibilities they bear. We implore You to guide and strengthen them so that they can do what must be done to save the world from those who wish to perpetrate terrorism and evil.
	Dear God, enable them to do what must be done to plant the seeds for a brighter and more prosperous economic future.
	Dear God, support them in providing our children with a strong education to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Thank You for giving us such wonderful shepherds and allowing us to be their cherished flock.
אָמֵן׃	Amen.

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Source(s)

112th Congress, 2nd Session. Congressional Record, Issue: Vol. 158, No. 128 — Daily Edition (September 20, 2012)

Link: https://chaplain.house.gov/chaplaincy/display_gc.html?id=1842

Contributor: the Congressional Record of the United States of America

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  Name: the Congressional Record of the United States of America
  Bio: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Printing Office and issued when Congress is in session. Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks. At the end of a session of Congress, the daily editions are compiled in bound volumes constituting the permanent edition. Statutory authorization for the Congressional Record is found in Chapter 9 of Title 44 of the United States Code. (wikipedia)
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  Name: Steven Weil
  Bio: Rabbi Steven Weil is Senior Managing Director of the Orthodox Union.
  Website: https://www.ou.org/torah/author/rabbi_steven_weil/
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/steven-weil

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