[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17288-17289]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Gracious God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  Lord of the ages, ever faithful to Your promises, be with Your people 
now and forever.

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  The sun grows dim and the daylight is measured. In the darkness, 
phantoms loom. The eye cannot discern as the distance fades. Be a light 
for us.
  Help the Members of this people's House make clear judgments that 
will propel us into a future filled with hope. Remove all clouds of 
darkness that they might follow the patterns of light that come from 
Your gifts of wisdom and understanding.
  O Lord of the ages, ever faithful to Your promises, be with Your 
people now and forever.
  Amen.

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