the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain reverend meg peery mclaughlin from burke presbyterian church, burke, virginia. the chaplain: let us pray. o god our health and ages past, our hope for years to come and you we live and move and have our being. amid these public servants gathered to govern, we invoke your presence, o god, greater than we can ever grasp and as near as the intake of our own breath. expose our stubborn bias that deprives our life. reconstruct relationships to enliven joy in the work ahead. ignite our integrity and right size us in our britches. refuse our apathy with an outpouring of your hope. untangle our pride and pain, allowing room for your truth to reep in and guide our way. we make this prayer resting in the promise that we belong to .ou and thus to one another amen the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. williams. mr. willia

the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain reverend meg peery mclaughlin from burke presbyterian church, burke, virginia. the chaplain: let us pray. o god our health and ages past, our hope for years to come and you we live and move and have our being. amid these public servants gathered to govern, we invoke your presence, o god, greater than we can ever grasp and as near as the intake of our own breath.