[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 301]
[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.
  As You make available to Your people the grace and knowledge to meet 
the needs of the day, we pray that Your spirit will be upon the Members 
of this people's House, giving them the richness of Your wisdom.
  Bless the Members of the minority party as they gather these days. 
May they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in 
peace.
  Bless also the majority party as they return to their constituencies. 
Give them hearts and ears to listen well to all of those whom they 
represent.
  May the power of Your truth and our faith in Your providence give 
them all the confidence they must have to do the good work required for 
service to our Nation.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory. 
Amen.

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