[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 163 (Thursday, November 29, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H8567]
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  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God of history and ever-present, Your call to Abram to leave his 
place and to move to a place You would show him is truly a call of 
faith.
  Lord, You know it is not easy for us to unplug ourselves or for us to 
deal with the unknown. There is an inner resistance in all of us to 
change. We find security in the familiar. Contentment seems to breathe 
an air of blessedness in being where we are, how we are, and who we 
are. Yet Your call of faith, O Lord, is a call to change and a constant 
conversion of heart until we are completely one in You and with You.
  Be with all the Members of the United States House of 
Representatives, the President, and all who serve in government.
  Help them to be people of faith and true leaders. May they never be 
afraid to change themselves or to change the course of history as a 
response to Your holy inspiration. Give them courage to act upon what 
they believe, to follow their convictions, and lead others in the ways 
of faith.
  O Lord, in a world of constant change, You alone are reliable now and 
forever. Amen.

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