[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 63 (Tuesday, March 31, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1867]
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 mercy, thank You for giving us another day.
  Bless the Members of the people's House today. For those who have 
tested positive, bring them healing; for those in quarantine, keep them 
safe; for those working hard here or at home, give success to their 
efforts to benefit our suffering Nation and world.
  During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each 
other, let us yet find ways to be Your loving embrace to our neighbors.
  May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are 
at stake.
  May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable.
  May we who have the luxury of working from home remember those who 
must choose between preserving their health or making their rent.
  May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when their 
schools close remember those who have no options.
  May we who have to cancel our trips remember those who have no place 
to go.
  May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic 
market remember those who have no margin at all.
  May we who settle in for a quarantine at home remember those who have 
no home.
  Every day we are called to be holy people. Help us to be our best 
selves, and may all that is done be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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