[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 166 (Tuesday, December 4, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H8749]
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:
  Lord God, judge of all and savior of Your people, prepare the hearts 
and minds of Your servants that they may attend to Your Holy Word and 
be moved to reconciliation.
  You alone forgive sin. From You alone comes the first movement of 
grace which changes human hearts. Destroy all false images and idols 
that all may come to know You, the one true living God.
  Be with the Members of the House of Representatives on this National 
Day of Reconciliation as they join Members of the Senate in solemn 
assembly to seek the blessings of Your Divine Providence for 
forgiveness, reconciliation, unity and charity for all people of the 
United States.
  As Members humble themselves in prayer before You, may Your healing 
Spirit touch profoundly all divided communities across this Nation. 
Make us one Nation, truly wise, a symbol of equal justice to the world, 
a responsive partner, defender of life and friend of the poor.
  Renewed as Your people, forgiven of our sins, may this Nation be a 
sign of hope to others as You bring peace and goodwill to earth, both 
now and forever.
  Amen.

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