[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H1009-H1010]
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 wisdom and peace, thank You for giving us another day.

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  As this partial government shutdown continues, help the Members of 
this assembly to open their hearts to Your love and to surrender their 
hopes and desires to Your purposes.
  Pour out Your spirit of wisdom on each Member that today's 
deliberations might best respond to the pressing issues of the day. 
While disagreement abounds in Washington, thousands are in need of 
relief.
  Bless those Americans who locally are stepping forward to assist 
those charged with serving to secure our safe travel and our borders 
and who are missing their second paycheck.
  May humility and compassion be manifest among those who have the 
power to bring this impasse to an end.
  Lord, have mercy on us.
  May everything we do be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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