[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 35 (Monday, March 27, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H1409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  We pray to You, Almighty God, and eternal God, ever-present to all 
our undertakings and all our needs. Touch every aspect of our lives 
with Your holiness. Endow us with faith as we begin a new week and 
these activities in the House of Representatives of the 106th Congress.
  May Your Divine Wisdom direct all of our deliberations and be 
revealed in all the proceedings and laws framed by this government.
  May the gracious work of Your Spirit in us preserve peace, promote 
national happiness and increase in the people of this Nation, 
dedication to industry, a sense of compassion for others and useful 
knowledge, so that the blessings of so many in this country may be 
extended to all with equal liberty.
  May this House and this Nation be preserved in unity and enjoy the 
peace which the world cannot give, a deep and abiding peace, which is 
Your gift alone to give. We pray to You who live and reign for ever and 
ever. Amen.

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