Prayer Offered for March 2, 2026

Upon invitation of the President, the following prayer was offered by Senator Laird, as written by the Chaplain, Sister Michelle Gorman, RSM:

Today we pray that our dreams for peace and justice may be realized, as expressed in Langston Hughes’ poem, “I Dream a World”:

I dream a world where man

No other [one] will scorn,

Where love will bless the Earth

And peace its paths adorn.

I dream a world where all

Will know sweet freedom’s way,

Where greed no longer saps the soul

Nor avarice blights our day.

A world I dream where black or white,

Whatever race you be,

Will share the bounties of the Earth

And every [one] is free,

Where wretchedness will hang its head

And joy, like a pearl,

Attends the needs of humankind—

Of such I dream, my world!

Spirit of Abundance, God of Grace, may we continue to widen our vision so that together we may bring our world closer to harmony and peace, communion and solidarity. We ask this in Your name.—AMEN.