[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5872]
[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, thank You for giving us another day.
  You have kept Your covenant with every generation. In a world 
shadowed by the many infidelities and many inconsistencies of frail 
humanity, grant us faith in Your enduring love and patience with us.
  Confirm the Members of the people's House in Your power that they may 
accomplish the tasks You set before them.
  Since You have called them to serve this great Nation, grant them the 
gifts they need to discern Your holy will and accomplish deeds of 
justice and integrity, today and every day of their lives.
  May all that is done today be for Your greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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