[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 172 (Thursday, December 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7509]
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:
  Eternal God, we give You thanks for giving us another day. We pause 
in Your presence and ask guidance for the men and women of the people's 
House.
  Enable them, O God, to act on what they believe to be right and true 
and just, and to do so in ways that show respect for those with whom 
they disagree.
  Send Your spirit of peace upon our Nation. Endow the Members of this 
House and all our governmental leaders with the wisdom to respond with 
whatever policies and laws might be needed to ensure greater peace and 
security in our land.
  Bless us this day and every day, and may all that is done be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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