[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Dear God, we give You thanks for giving us another day. We ask Your 
special blessing upon the Members of this people's House. They face 
difficult decisions in difficult times with many forces and interests 
demanding their attention.
  Give them generosity to enter into their work. May they serve You in 
the work they do as You deserve; give of themselves and not count the 
cost; fight for what is best for our Nation and not count the political 
wounds; toil until their work is done and not seek to rest; and labor 
without seeking any reward, other than knowing they are doing Your will 
and serving the people of this great Nation.
  Bless them, O God, and be with them and with us all this day and 
every day to come. May all that is done be for Your greater honor and 
glory.
  Amen.

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