[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 157 (Friday, September 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4333]
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:
  Merciful God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  The flags on Capitol Hill are all at half-mast as we recall that day 
19 years ago when the security of our Nation was threatened so 
devastatingly. We pray that the children of this generation and their 
children's children may never have to experience another day like the 
one that flooded our TV screens so many years ago.
  Protect and guide this Nation to a new security, built upon human 
integrity and communal solidarity with all who love freedom and human 
dignity, while respecting the lives and beliefs of others.
  Empower governments around the world to establish just laws and seek 
the common good that will lead to ways of equity and peace. Bless the 
Members of this people's House as they hear the voices of all their 
constituents--those who voted for them and those who did not. Give them 
wisdom and good judgment in the legislative work that remains to be 
completed before the final weeks leading up to the election.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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