[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 123 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6591]
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:
  We give You thanks, O God, for giving us another day.
  As we anticipate the 20th anniversary of that terrible day, we ask 
Your blessing once again upon the families of Officer Jacob Chestnut 
and Detective John Gibson, who laid down their lives in defending the 
safety of the U.S. Capitol. We ask as well Your protection for the 
entire Capitol Police force, who mourns the loss of their brothers in 
uniform. Thank You for calling them all to their lives of service.
  Please hear our prayers for the Members of this assembly, upon whom 
the authority of government is given. Help them to understand the 
tremendous responsibility they have to represent both their 
constituencies and the people of this great Nation of ours.
  Give each Member peace and equanimity, and give all Americans 
generosity of heart, to understand that governance is not simple but 
difficult work, at times requiring sacrifice and forbearance.
  May all that is done within the people's House this day be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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