(CBN) – Between voting to condemn President Trump’s tweets for racism and voting against impeaching him, it’s been a divisive and busy week in the US House of Representatives. But there’s usually one moment of unity on Capitol Hill each day. As is the custom since 1789, every session is opened by the House Chaplain. Thursday morning, Rev. Patrick J Conroy, the current House Chaplain, offered a special opening prayer for the chamber. In his prayer, which only lasted a little more than two minutes, he cast out “spirits of darkness” from the chamber. His prayer was shared on CSPAN and was also shared to social media.
“This has been a difficult and contentious week in which darker spirits seem to have been at play in the people’s house,” Conroy prayed. “In Your most holy name, I now cast out all spirits of darkness from this chamber, spirits not from You. I cast out the spirit of discouragement which deadens the hope of those who are of goodwill. I cast out the spirit of petty divisiveness, which clouds the sense and desires to be of fruitful productivity in addressing the issues more appropriately before this House.” READ MORE