[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12182]
[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.
  As we begin the 15th year since that terrible day, we ask Your 
blessing once again upon the families of Officer Jacob Chestnut and 
Detective John Gibson. We ask as well Your protection for the entire 
Capitol Police corps, who mourn the loss of their brothers in uniform. 
Thank You for calling them all to their lives of service.
  Please hear our prayers for the Members of this assembly upon whom 
the authority of government is given. Help them to understand the 
tremendous responsibility they have to represent both their 
constituencies and the people of this great Nation of ours. This is a 
great but complex task. Grant them as well the gift of wisdom to sort 
through what competing interests might exist to work a solution that 
can best serve all of the American people.
  Finally, give each Member peace and equanimity. And give all 
Americans generosity of heart to understand that governance is not 
simple, but difficult work, at times requiring sacrifice and 
forbearance.
  May all that is done within the people's House this day be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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