[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2209]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following 
prayer:
  Merciful God, we give You thanks for giving us another day.
  As we meditate on the blessings of life, we especially pray for the 
blessing of peace in our lives and in our world.
  As You have created each person, we pray that You would guide our 
hearts and minds that every person of every place and background might 
focus on Your great gift of life and so learn to live in unity.
  May Your special blessings be upon the Members of this assembly in 
the important, sometimes difficult, work they do. Give them wisdom and 
charity that they might work together for the common good.
  May all that is done this day in the people's House be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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