[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 176 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9016]
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.
  In this season, among the holiest for millions of Americans, many 
live in fear of the dangers that abound. Just as at Pearl Harbor 74 
years ago, violence in our land has been visited upon us.
  But in Your Word, You have implored us to have no fear, for You are 
with us. Help us to put our trust in You and thus live up to our motto, 
which faces the assembly as a constant call to us. Bless all the 
peacemakers of our world. May Your eternal spirit be with them and with 
us always.
  May Your special blessings be upon the Members of this assembly in 
the important and difficult work they are given to do. Give them wisdom 
and charity, that they might work together for the common good.
  May all that is done this day in the people's House be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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