[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  We give You thanks, O God, for giving us another day.
  We ask Your blessing upon this assembly and upon all to whom the 
authority of government is given. Help them to meet their 
responsibilities during these days, enlightened by Your eternal Spirit.
  We gather after celebrating Mother's Day. We thank You for the gift 
of self modeled by our mothers, who chose to place each of us before 
themselves in giving birth to us and nurturing us as we grew. May we 
all earn the pride of our mothers in the service we provide to the 
benefit of this Nation.
  Finally, we take special notice this day, May 15, of National Peace 
Officers' Memorial Day, of the 163 peace officers who died this past 
year in the line of duty. We ask that You grant them eternal rest for 
having paid the ultimate price in protecting us, and give their 
families consolation in mourning their loss. May they be assured that 
we as a Nation hold them in our hearts and understand that we will 
always be indebted to them.
  May all that is done within the people's House this day be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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