[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18501]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Loving God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  On this final day of session before our Nation celebrates 
Thanksgiving, we give You thanks for all the blessings we enjoy.
  The problems facing the Nation, the concerns of its citizens will not 
be settled with simplistic solutions. The light of truth is sought in 
every corner of darkness, yet we stand humbly before You, admitting our 
limitations.
  Lord, give the Members of the people's House the ability to listen 
intently to differing opinions and respond creatively. May their faith 
in You be strong enough to stretch every self-interest to the broader 
vision of the common good, expecting Your intervention in ordered 
routine, and Your radical twist to basic intent.
  Thus may all seek Your wisdom to guide this government and this 
Nation now and forever.
  May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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