[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13214]
[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 
tensions of violence continue to mount, we turn to You, Lord God, as 
our hope and salvation.
  Critical moments in the life of any person or any nation, as well as 
momentous undertakings, O Lord, bring us to our knees before You. We 
humbly seek Your guidance and rely on Your faithfulness.
  Be with us in the days ahead. Bless the Members of the people's 
House, all who work here, and our guests. Listen to our heartfelt 
prayers.
  We seem to be entering a passageway of darkness which may fill us 
with fear and anxiety. Bring us safely to the light at the end of the 
tunnel. Help all Members of this assembly attend to the voices of 
wisdom and of the American people as matters of great import and danger 
are considered in these coming days.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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