[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16854]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Loving and gracious God, we give You thanks for giving us another 
day.
  As the Members of the people's House re-gather, we ask that they be 
endowed by You with wisdom and purpose to address the issues facing our 
Nation still. Many still wish to find work, but opportunities do not 
match the need.
  We ask Your blessing upon the people of the Philippines and those who 
are responding to that great tragedy. Protect those, especially 
Americans, who work furiously to meet such great needs.
  And finally, we ask Your blessing on America's veterans. May our 
Nation be faithful to them, providing whatever their needs may be after 
they gave years of their lives in service rather than personal gain. 
They are an inspiration to us, and we should not forget nor neglect our 
responsibility to them.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

                          ____________________