[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11009]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  God of the universe, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  We ask and will never stop asking that You bless the Members, men and 
women of the people's House. We remember that in the very first 
Congress there were problems whose possible solutions seemed to 
generate division in the Congress. Our national ancestors were able 
then to overcome their differences to work toward a common goal. Our 
very existence is proof that such cooperative work can succeed.
  Send Your spirit of wisdom upon the Members during these contentious 
days. Grant them the courage to work together with charity, to join 
their efforts to accomplish what our Nation needs to live into a 
prosperous and secure future.
  May they understand that they, like their political forebears, make 
history in the work they do, and continue to build the foundation upon 
which our Republic rests. Help them to build together an ever stronger 
foundation.
  May all that is done this day in the people's House be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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