[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14509]
[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.
  The attention of our Nation is drawn toward a raging tragedy. We are 
torn by aversion to a repeat of years of military engagement while 
compelling narratives unfold in so many places around our world.
  Send Your spirit among the Members of this people's House, that they 
might judiciously balance seemingly irreconcilable interests. Help them 
to execute their consciences and judgments with clarity and purity of 
heart, so that all might stand before You honestly and trust that You 
can bring forth righteous fruits from their labors.
  On this anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, may Your healing presence 
continue in the lives of all who were immediately impacted by the 
events of that day, and may we as a nation continue to heal and work 
toward bringing greater peace and security to our world.
  Bless us this day and every day, and may all that is done be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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