[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8277]
[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.
  We ask today that You bless the Members of this assembly, to be the 
best and most faithful servants of the people they serve. Purify their 
intentions, that they will say what they believe and act consistent 
with their words.
  May they be filled with gratitude at the opportunity they have to 
serve in this place. We thank You for the abilities they have been 
given to do their work, to contribute to the common good. May they use 
their talents as good stewards of Your many gifts and thereby be true 
servants of justice and partners in peace.
  As elections across our Nation highlight the competition of ideas, 
grant that those who sit in the people's House will place the good of 
our Nation and its citizens above political gain. It is a difficult 
task--all the more, it is why we ask Your grace during these days.
  May all that is done be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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