[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Dear God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  Bless abundantly the Members of this people's House as they return 
from a long recess, when millions of Americans remembered who they were 
as men and women of faith. Their prayers must certainly include hope 
that our Nation's ongoing challenges might be met with wisdom in 
solutions forged by all those who represent them.
  During this season of new growth, may Your redemptive power help 
those who have been elected by their fellow citizens to see new ways to 
productive service, fresh approaches to understanding each other, 
especially those across the aisle, and renewed commitment to solving 
the problems facing our Nation.
  May they, and may we all, be transformed by Your grace, and better 
reflect the sense of wonder, even joy, at the opportunities to serve 
that are ever before us.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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