[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H312]
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.
  As a parent encourages a child or a mentor calls forth the hidden 
potential of an intern, Lord our God, may You bless all who work as the 
115th Congress convenes, especially those new Members.
  Remove fear and confusion, wipe away distrust, which only inhibit 
good judgment and leadership. Strengthen the resolve and compassion of 
all Members, that they may serve Your people with renewed clarity of 
vision and refined purpose that will soon unify this Nation in self-
discipline and confidence.
  For You reward the just and their deeds.
  Bless all Members this day, O God, and be with them and with us all 
in every day to come. May all that is done be for Your greater honor 
and glory.
  Amen.

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