[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1856]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  God of the universe, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  We thank You for this proud day for all Americans and for the human 
race, when the space shuttle Discovery passed through the Capital's 
restricted air space for so many to appreciate, with awe, the symbol of 
our Nation's ability to achieve great things when our will is 
harnessed.
  May that national will once again coalesce within the walls of this 
great Assembly. We are humbled by the enormity of this task and know 
well the difficulty of its attainment. Bless abundantly the Members of 
this people's House, with wisdom and grace, and perhaps heroism, that 
what is most needed by our Nation would emerge in the business of the 
House, and the energies that divide would be dissipated.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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