[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8085]
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:
  Gracious and merciful God, we give You thanks for giving us another 
day.
  In this Chamber, where the people's House gathers, we pause to offer 
You gratitude for the gift of this good land on which we live and for 
this great Nation which You have inspired in developing over so many 
years.
  In these historic days, may all Members and their constituents be 
engaged in serious consideration of the constitutional issues facing 
our Nation. May a sincere love for and dedication to our form of 
government prevail over partisan arguments, that our experiment in 
Republican democracy might perdure into a hopeful future.
  Give to us and all people a vivid sense of Your presence, that we may 
learn to understand each other, to respect each other, and to work with 
each other, so shall we make our Nation great in goodness and good in 
its greatness.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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