[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H1481]
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:
  Eternal God, source of life and all inspiration, breathe Your spirit 
upon this House, its Members and its guests.
  As You breathed upon the waters and brought all Your creatures out of 
nothingness, as You redeemed Your people, leading them out of darkness 
into light and out of slavery into freedom, breathe now Your spirit 
upon us.
  Make all in this assembly strong with convictions of justice, wise in 
judgment, and patient in the service of others.
  The breath of life within us finds expression in joy and laughter, in 
deeds of kindness and generosity, in words of understanding and 
encouragement.
  Help us to know we are temples of Your presence here on Earth. 
Empower us to bring peace and freedom to our brothers and sisters 
throughout the world. We pray to You, the living God, who lives and 
reigns forever and ever. Amen.

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