[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18381]
[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.
  The year, and the 112th Congress near completion, yet the work to be 
done remains. Bless the Members who regather in these waning days with 
wisdom, magnanimity, and a shared desire to serve our Nation at a 
pivotal time for us all.
  Bless the efforts of all who have labored during these days to forge 
solutions to considerable problems facing our Nation.
  In the end, may we continue to trust that You would not abandon those 
who put their trust in You.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory. 
Amen.

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