Upon invitation of the President, the following prayer was offered by Rev. Gary Tucker, Police Chaplain for Santa Ana:
The inspiration for some of the thoughts in this prayer come from the do it anyway" prayer written on the wall in Mother Teresa`s home for children in Calcutta.
Let us pray.
Dear God we give thanks for another day.
Bless these senators, their families and their staff.
Give them attentive hearts and open minds that through diversity of ideas they might sort out what is best for California.
Honesty and frankness may make them vulnerable; let them be honest and frank anyway.
Let them give the best they have. It will never be enough. Let them give their best anyway.
The good they do today might be forgotten tomorrow. Let them do good anyway.
May all they do continue to make California a better place to live and work, play and pray.
And all God`s people said, AMEN"!