[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1247]
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 life, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  As the members of this people's House are home with family and taking 
time to meet with constituents, our Nation has paused to remember a 
period of America's history when the ideals of our founding documents 
were put to the test and a new era of greater rights for all citizens 
emerged.
  We thank You for the greatness of those times and the individuals who 
toiled and suffered to call us to our better selves as a people. May we 
remain vigilant, for the rights of men seem still in jeopardy.
  In these days as well, many Americans come to the Capital, as so many 
did 50 years ago, to make their voices heard about another major issue 
affecting our Nation. May Your spirit of truth and justice descend upon 
all who are exercising one of the great freedoms our Nation stands 
for--to peaceably assemble and make known our concerns to government.
  May all that is done this day be done for Your greater honor and 
glory.
  Amen.

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