[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14772]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Eternal God, Father of us all, we give You thanks for giving us 
another day.
  This day is a day of history. Send Your Spirit upon the Members of 
the people's House. May all be able to hear the words spoken here this 
day with discernment and goodwill, in the spirit in which they are to 
be delivered.
  And bless our most special visitor, Pope Francis. We thank You for 
his vocation in the Church, the Pontiff, or bridge-builder, specially 
charged with bringing reconciliation where there is division. May his 
message of peace and healing, and his prophetic challenge wherever it 
may land, be a blessing of liberation and hope for all who have ears to 
hear.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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