[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17536]
[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.
  We ask Your special blessing upon the Members of this people's House. 
They face difficult decisions in difficult times with many forces and 
interests demanding their attention.
  We are grateful, O God, that You have given to them the goals of 
justice and the designs of freedom. Remind each Member that it is their 
work to develop the strategies of achieving those goals and designs, 
being mindful of the prompting of Your spirit.
  You have given to each of them, and to us all, the abilities to do 
good works. So we pray that we will be faithful in our tasks, 
responsible in our actions, and fervent in our desire to serve.
  Bless us, O God, this day and every day to come. May all that is done 
be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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