[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14984]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Loving God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  We pray, O Lord, for peace in our world, that righteousness will be 
done and freedom will flourish.
  In Your wisdom, You created many peoples and have asked us to live 
and work together so that all might know and experience Your blessings.
  Send Your spirit of peace upon our world, that people of goodwill 
might prevail upon their neighbors the benefits of working out 
differences and living in peace.
  The Members of this people's House are now engaged in political 
races. Grant them good judgment, honest engagement, and a spirit of 
fairness.
  Our form of government entrusts its existence to the knowledgeable 
participation of our citizens in the electoral process. Please give us 
all an extra measure of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in the 
month to come.
  Bless us this day and every day, and may all that is done be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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