[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 804]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Loving God, thank You for giving us another day.
  The House prepares this day to welcome the President of the United 
States and other governmental, judicial, and military leadership of our 
Nation. The world watches as America's great experiment in civilian 
self-government is in high relief.
  May all who populate these hallways this day be possessed of goodwill 
and a shared commitment to guarantee the freedoms and responsibilities 
inspired by the soaring rhetoric and subsequent actions of our American 
ancestors.
  We know that all too often these past congressional sessions the 
terms of debate and consideration of issues have been more reflective 
of partisan politics than productive problem solving. Perhaps this is 
to be expected, given the nature of republican forms of government. 
Even so, we ask that Your blessing and inspiration come down upon our 
elected leaders, that they might be moved to negotiations and solutions 
beyond their own imaginings.
  May all that is said and done in this Chamber today redound to the 
benefit of our Nation and the glory of Your holy name.
  Amen.

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