[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 169 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8461]
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:
  Eternal God, we give You thanks for giving us another day. You endow 
all Your people with gifts of various designs, meant to be used in 
service to others. May the pressures that come to bear upon the Members 
of Congress not obscure honest self-reflection and evaluation of the 
gifts that each has to bring to the needs of this time in the people's 
House.
  Bless all Members with a sense of their collective responsibility to 
our Nation and to this assembly so that the American people might have 
a renewed respect and trust in those whom they have elected.
  As the House attends to the farewell of a beloved colleague, may we 
be truly grateful for the service of Elijah Cummings, that of all who 
have served since our Nation's inception, and the service and 
sacrifices of those who serve now in the 116th Congress.
  May all that is done today, and in the days to come, be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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