Make us an instrument of peace:
where there is disagreement, let us sow love;
where there is misunderstanding, let us sow pardon;
where there is doubt, let us sow faith;
where there is despair, let us sow hope;
where there is darkness, let us sow light;
where there is sadness, let us sow joy.
For it is in giving that we receive, and
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned.—AMEN.
Upon invitation of the President, the following prayer was offered by
Senator Laura Richardson
Prayer Date
05/20/2026