[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Dear God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  We ask Your special blessing upon the Members of this people's House. 
As so many Americans have communicated to them this past weekend, there 
is great concern for our future.
  Give all Members wisdom, patience, discernment, and courage to use 
the information they have, the broader understanding of the national 
concerns, and the responsibility they have been given, to lead this 
Nation into a balanced and secure future. Grant a double portion of a 
great prophet's spirit.
  Bless them, O God, and be with them and with us all this day and 
every day to come. May all that is done be for Your greater honor and 
glory.
  Amen.

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