[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14620]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Dear Lord, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  We come to You as a Nation in the midst of great uncertainty and 
worry. As people look for causes and solutions, the temptation is great 
to seek ideological position.
  We ask that You might send Your Spirit of peace and reconciliation, 
that instead of ascendancy over opponents, the Members of this people's 
House and all elected to represent our Nation might work together 
humbly, recognizing the best in each other's hopes to bring to 
resolution the current impasse over the economy.
  Give Your Spirit of consolation to those who are concerned about the 
stability of their income, especially those who serve in our Armed 
Forces. May their welfare inspire those engaged in this debate to find 
fair and lasting solutions.
  May all that is done be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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