[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10302]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Loving and Gracious God, we give You thanks for giving us another 
day.
  As the Members of this assembly return from days away celebrating our 
Nation's birth, grant them a safe and restful journey. May they return 
ready to assume a difficult work which must be done.
  We pray for the needs of the Nation and world and all of creation. 
Bless those who seek to honor You and serve each other and all 
Americans in this House through their public service. May the words and 
deeds of this place reflect an earnest desire for justice, and may men 
and women in government build on the tradition of equity and truth that 
represents the noblest heritage of our people.
  May Your blessing, O God, be with us this day and every day to come, 
and may all we do be done for Your greater honor and glory. Amen.

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