[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 219 (Thursday, December 24, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H9149]
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:
  Loving God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  Lord, on this day, Christmas Eve, You know there are many Americans 
who look to the people's House as uncertainty about the future of the 
economy and their livelihoods hangs in the balance. While agreements 
have been reached, further uncertainty has been introduced, causing 
frustration for many.
  We ask again that You bless the Members of the people's House during 
such a stressful time. Help them to remain men and women of hope as 
they attend to their public service.
  Above all, may all who possess power here in the Nation's capital be 
mindful of those whom they represent who possess little or no power and 
whose lives are made all the more difficult by a failure to work out 
serious differences.
  May all that is done be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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