[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6776]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  We give You thanks, O God, for giving us another day.
  We ask Your blessing upon this assembly and upon all to whom the 
authority of government is given. Help them to meet their 
responsibilities, enlightened by Your eternal spirit.
  We gather after celebrating Mother's Day. We thank You for the gift 
of self modeled by our mothers, who chose to place each of us before 
themselves in giving birth to us and nurturing us as we grew. May we 
all earn the pride of our mothers in the service we provide to the 
benefit of this Nation.
  There are many serious issues confronting our Nation these days. May 
the truth be served and the Nation's interests be met in the 
proceedings of this day.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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