[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 4]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Reverend Clete Kiley, Archdiocese of Chicago, offered the following 
prayer:
  At the beginning of this new year, O Lord, our hearts are filled with 
hope and our imaginations are inspired once again with Your vision for 
this Nation. Our forefathers were dedicated to this vision of a shining 
city on a hill. Our Nation's heroes and prophets have continually 
called us to become the beloved community, a people dedicated to the 
common good, a Nation at peace with itself.
  And so as this new year breaks upon us, may this age-old vision guide 
us in our work here in the House of Representatives; may it stir up 
within us a new dedication to comity; may it fill each of us who come 
from every district in America with a sense of common purpose in this 
House. May this vision reinvigorate our resolve to faithfully execute 
our oaths of office with courage and integrity.
  In this new year, we pray: Bless us now; bless our work; and may You, 
O God, continue to bless America.
  Amen.

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