[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 960]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Thank You, God, for giving us another day.
  Even before the first word is spoken this day, O Lord, guide our 
minds, thoughts, hearts, and desires. Breathe into the Members of this 
House a new spirit. Shape this Congress and our world according to Your 
design that all might fulfill Your holy will.
  Bless the Members of this assembly with attentive hearts and open 
minds, that through the diversity of ideas they may sort out what is 
best for our Nation.
  May all speech in this assembly be deliberately free of all prejudice 
so that others might listen wholeheartedly. Then all dialogue will be 
mutually respectful, surprising even us with unity and justice.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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