[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10875]
[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.
  We ask today that You bless the Members of this assembly to be the 
best and most faithful servants of the people they serve. Purify their 
intentions, that they will say what they believe and act consistent 
with their words.
  May they be filled with gratitude at the opportunity they have to 
serve in this place. We thank You for the abilities they have been 
given to do their work, to contribute to the common good. May they use 
their talents as good stewards of Your many gifts and thereby be true 
servants of justice and partners in peace.
  We thank You as well for this marvelous forum, where the important 
business of this Nation has been done in the past and is done today. 
May the work being done now be guided by Your Spirit.
  May all that is done this day in the people's House be for Your 
greater honor and glory. Amen.

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