[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Loving and gracious God, we give You thanks for giving us another 
day.
  As the Members of the people's House regather after our biennial 
elections, may Your spirit of peace descend upon them. As the 112th 
Congress moves toward a close, may all here attend to the business at 
hand, providing what is needed for the benefit of our Nation.
  May all Members, regardless of the outcome of the election, trust 
that their future service, be it in the House or not, will be imbued 
with Your grace. May they be confident that Americans of goodwill are 
grateful for their service in the past and wish them well into the 
future.
  We ask Your blessing as well on those newly elected who will be 
joining this assembly for the 113th Congress. May their transition into 
office be smooth and marked by the civility of democratic change of 
government, which is the rightful pride of the United States of 
America.
  And finally, we ask Your blessing on America's veterans. May our 
Nation be faithful to them, providing whatever their needs may be after 
they gave years of their lives in service rather than personal gain. 
They are an inspiration to us. We should not forget nor neglect our 
responsibility to them.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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