[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13080]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Dear Lord, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  We come to You as a Nation in the midst of great uncertainty and 
worry. As people look for causes and solutions, the temptation is great 
to seek ideological position.
  We ask that You might send Your spirit of peace and reconciliation, 
that instead of ascendancy over opponents, the Members of this people's 
House, and all elected to represent our Nation, might work together, 
humbly, recognizing the best in each other's hopes, to bring stability 
and direction toward a strong future.
  This Chamber will soon be silent, Members gone for the August recess. 
The weather continues to damage crops, the economy continues to 
struggle, sequestration threatens interests of all Americans from a 
myriad of points of view.
  During these coming weeks, may all Americans find respite from their 
struggles, and may all Members of this people's House find rest and 
resolve to return to the service of these United States as citizens 
empowered by their constituents to address the needs of the Nation.
  May all that is done be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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