[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6683]
[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.
  You look upon our world: men and women being born and being laid to 
rest, some getting married and others getting divorced, the old and the 
young, the rich and the poor, the happy and the sad, so many people 
aimless, despairing, hateful, and killing, so many undernourished, 
sick, and dying, so many struggling with life and blind to any meaning.
  Send us Your Spirit, that the issues of our day might be met with 
compassion by the Members of this House, and all who serve to improve 
the conditions of our shared humanity.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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