[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19525]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  God of the universe, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  In the final hour of the first session of the 113th Congress, we give 
You thanks for Your faithfulness to our Nation. There have been many 
struggles, many sorrows, and yet we are still here and able to give You 
thanks that millions of our citizens live free.
  May the work of the second session issue forth to the benefit of our 
Nation and its citizens; and where the efforts of this Congress have 
fallen short, we ask Your forgiveness and the forgiveness of all 
Americans.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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