[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 890]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Eternal God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  We thank You that we are a Nation fashioned out of diverse peoples 
and cultures, brought forth on this continent in a way not unlike the 
ancient people of Israel. As out of a desert, You led our American 
ancestors to this promised land, where they declared their independence 
and constituted a new Nation founded upon unalienable rights given to 
us by You, our Creator.
  Bless our Nation with wisdom, knowledge, and understanding, and bless 
the Members of this people's House. Renew in us the adoption by Your 
spirit, that we may affirm our freedoms, not only with the conviction 
in the way we understand others, but in ourselves by actions proven 
beyond words.
  Bless us this day and every day. May all that is done here be for 
Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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