[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8507]
[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.
  We thank You once again that we, Your creatures, can come before You 
and ask guidance for the men and women of this assembly.
  Bless the people of this great Nation with wisdom, knowledge, and 
understanding, that they might responsibly participate in our American 
democracy as both political parties anticipate their conventions.
  Help us all to be good citizens, respectful in our disagreements, and 
generous in our behavior toward one another.
  Bless us this day and every day. May all that is done be for Your 
greater honor and glory.
  Amen.

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