[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 201]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  God of mercy, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  At the beginning of another day, we pray that Your divine providence 
guide this Nation and all nations, and every believer, each in his or 
her way.
  In Your spirit enable the Members of this people's House to 
accomplish Your will by the faithful performance of their 
responsibilities. Help them to do meaningful work that might give them 
satisfaction in their sense of purpose.
  Strengthen them when it is difficult to accept what cannot be 
avoided, and to endure with love and resignation the things that could 
cause them to grow weary or be overcome by despair.
  In truth, we do not see the entire picture, nor how we are already 
united in Your presence among us. Help us all to trust in You, which we 
claim we already do.
  May all that is done be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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