[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 255]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Thank You, God, for giving us another day.
  The people's House gathers today after a day of celebrating the 
greatness of our American experiment of self-government, and as the 
administration gathers for prayer even now at the National Cathedral, 
we gather here to ask Your blessing.
  The difficult work of governing now resumes. Bless the Members of 
this assembly with wisdom, patience, and good will as they tackle the 
ongoing issues challenging our Nation.
  We thank You again for the inspiration of our Nation's Founders and 
the legacy they left us with. May the Members of this assembly, and all 
Americans, be worthy of that legacy. And may all that is done this day 
be done for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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