[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 127 (Thursday, October 12, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H9817]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Ever present Lord God in our midst, You have exhorted us: ``Be 
hospitable to one another without complaining.'' Make this House a 
place of hospitality. Be with our guides, our guards, and all who 
create an environment here.
  Throughout our days, Lord, there is a movement within, from hostility 
to hospitality. You help us determine our relationship to other people.
  Life today is very complex. Yet when we reflect on the kindness we 
have enjoyed from others and we can face the stranger within ourselves, 
we begin to see in Your creation a free and friendly space that always 
welcomes the newborn, the estranged, the sick and the immigrant.
  Let this place and all the institutions of this Nation, especially 
our schools and hospitals, be caring places and careful to meet people 
on their own terms.
  For You, our God, hear us and welcome us as we are today and forever. 
Amen.

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