[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 126 (Monday, September 23, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5805]
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.
  As the House is silent this day, give those who deliberate these days 
the wisdom and magnanimity to lay aside what might divide us as a 
people to forge a secure future for our country.
  We pray for all people who have special needs. May Your presence be 
known to those who are sick that they might feel the power of Your 
healing spirit. Be with those who suffer persecution in so many places 
of our world, and bless our troops who are engaged in the easing of 
those sufferings.
  May those who struggle to make ends meet be foremost in the minds of 
our Nation's leaders. Inspire the men and women who serve in this House 
to be their best selves, that they may, in turn, be an inspiration to 
the Nation and to the world.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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