[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12525]
[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.
  Bless now the men and women of the people's House. Call forth leaders 
from their number, who understand that courage exercised in the 
fulfillment of their legislative responsibilities might cost them 
popularity now, but reap them praise in the future from our American 
descendants.
  May they take solace in knowing that it has always been this way with 
great leaders.
  We thank You for their hard work. Give them the consolation of 
knowing, in finding difficult but necessary solutions to America's 
challenges, they will have done their best work for all of our Nation.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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