[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1169]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Loving God, thank You for giving us another day.
  The people's House prepares to welcome the governmental and military 
leadership of our Nation. The world watches as the great experiment of 
civilian self-government is in high relief.
  May all who populate these hallways this day be possessed of goodwill 
and a shared commitment to guarantee the freedoms and responsibilities 
inspired by the soaring rhetoric and subsequent actions of our American 
ancestors.
  May all that is said and done in this Chamber today redound to the 
benefit of our Nation and the glory of Your holy name.
  Amen.

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