[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 404]
[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.
  As a parent encourages a child or a mentor calls forth the hidden 
potential of an intern, Lord, our God, may You bless all who work as 
the 114th Congress, especially new Members.
  Remove fear and confusion, wipe away distrust, which only inhibit 
good judgment and leadership. Strengthen the resolve and compassion of 
all Members, that they may serve Your people with renewed clarity of 
vision and refined purpose that will soon unify this Nation in self-
discipline and confidence, for You reward the just and their deeds.
  Bless all Members this day, O God, and be with them and with us all 
in every day to come. May all that is done be for Your greater honor 
and glory.
  Amen.

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