[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Loving God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  As the energy and tensions of these legislative days play out, may 
there be peace among the Members of the people's House. Grant that all 
might be confident in the mission they have been given and buoyed by 
the spirit of our ancestors who built our Republic through many trials 
and contentious debates. May all strive with noble sincerity for the 
betterment of our Nation.
  Many centuries ago, You blessed Abraham for his welcome to strangers 
by the oak of Mamre. Bless this Chamber in the days to come with the 
same spirit of hospitality so that all Americans might know that in the 
people's House all voices are respected, even those with whom there is 
disagreement.
  May all that is done be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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