[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H6809]
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:
  Loving God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  Lord, the people's House returns as a community in Connecticut begins 
to lay their little ones to rest. Bless the families of all whose lives 
were so terribly cut short with peace and consolation. Help them, and 
help us all, to have hope in a time of great desolation.
  ``The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall 
touch them.''
  We ask Your blessing, O Lord, upon the Members of this assembly, and 
most especially upon the leadership. It is on their shoulders the most 
important negotiations of our time have been placed. Give them wisdom, 
grace, insight, and courage to forge an agreement that allows us all to 
move forward toward an encouraging future.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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