[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 81 (Friday, June 23, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H5039]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 9 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Almighty God, at times as true believers we seem aliens in a hostile 
land. Confirm us in our calling to be Your people.
  As sojourners on our way to Your eternal dominions, we can be so 
preoccupied ourselves that we are not as attentive as You would have us 
be to the human dramas that surround us each day.
  At other times we are so distracted by flash bulbs and public opinion 
and so captivated by passing things that we lose our way on the path of 
integrity and truth. Purify us by Your Holy Spirit.
  Keep away from us all worldly desires that wage war against the soul 
of this Nation. During this our earthly pilgrimage deepen our 
commitment to truly know one another and assist each other along the 
way.
  Raise us up beyond self-doubt and suspicion with informed and good 
conscience that we may be freed to move on accomplishing Your holy will 
in ordinary deeds. You live and love in us now and forever. Amen.

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