[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11873-11874]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  We give You thanks, O God, for giving us another day.
  Please hear our prayers for the Members of this assembly, upon whom 
the authority of government is given. Help them to understand the 
tremendous responsibility they have to represent both their 
constituencies and the people of this great Nation of ours.
  This is a great but complex task. Grant them as well the gift of 
wisdom to sort through what competing interests might exist to work a 
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that can serve all of the American people.
  Finally, give each Member peace and equanimity and give all Americans 
generosity of heart to understand that governance is not simple but 
difficult work, at times requiring sacrifice and forbearance.
  May all that is done within the people's House this day be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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