[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17336]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  God, our Creator, we give You thanks for giving us another day. You 
brought light from darkness and order from chaos. During ongoing 
contentious debates, lead our lawmakers, using their daily experiences 
of joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, victory and defeat, to strive 
together for Your glory. May the fruits of their labor redound to the 
benefit of our Nation.
  As a community of colleagues, possessed of multiple layers of 
friendships unknown to the public eye, this assembly takes special 
notice today of the passing of Howard Coble, the much-loved and 
respected Member of 30 years from North Carolina. A gentleman to the 
core, may we all strive to embody his grace, class, and respect for 
this institution and for those among whom we engage in the work to be 
done here. May he rest in peace.
  And may everything done this day in the people's House be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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