[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11678-11679]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:

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  Eternal God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  Once again we come to You to ask wisdom, patience, peace, and 
understanding for the Members of this people's House. The words and 
sentiments that have been spoken and heard in these recent days were 
born of principle, conviction, and commitment.
  We ask discernment for the Members, that they might judge anew their 
adherence to principle, conviction, and commitment, lest they slide 
uncharitably toward an inability to listen to one another and work 
cooperatively to solve the important issues of our day.
  Give them the generosity of heart and the courage of true leadership 
to work toward a common solution, which might call for compromise, even 
sacrifice, on both sides. We pray that their work results not in a 
result where some are winners and some losers, but where all Americans 
know in their hearts that we are winners.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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