[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12745]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  We give You thanks, O God, for giving us another day.
  You speak as one who whispers to a beloved. You speak to the heart, 
but through the ages, people have not and do not listen. You give us 
Your Word as a gift, filled with promise; yet time and again, Your Word 
goes unheeded.
  Encourage the Members of this House to listen carefully to Your Word 
and, rather than play with numbers or spin on language, face the truth 
straightforwardly, studying with honesty long and hard, and with humble 
attention remain completely open to Your impelling spirit.
  And in the midst of complex and conflicting situations, may each 
Member, with confidence, be able to say to You: ``Speak, Lord. Your 
servant is listening.''
  May all that is done within the people's House be for Your greater 
honor and glory.
  Amen.

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