[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H7401]
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:
  Dear God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  Bless the Members of the people's House as they anticipate returning 
to their home districts. Once they return home, may they find rest and 
renewal during their time with family and friends.
  Bless our Nation as the holy days of the religious traditions for so 
many of our citizens approach and as the year comes to a close. Help us 
to look to the future with hope, committed to a renewed effort to work 
together as citizens of a united America.
  Help us all to be truly grateful for the blessings of this past year.
  As always, we pray that whatever is done be for Your greater honor 
and glory.
  Amen.

                          ____________________