[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 168 (Thursday, December 6, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H8951]
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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:
  Eternal God, You reveal Yourself in the Sacred Scriptures. In 
blessing Abram, You said:
  ``I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All 
the communities of the earth shall find blessing in you.''
  May this blessing now fall upon this Nation and this Chamber.
  Since we tend to rejoice with friends and supporters, yet fear or 
ignore those who disagree or curse us, may Your Holy Word of blessing 
assure every one of us that You are one with us always, whether we feel 
praised or offended, blessed or cursed.
  As You chose Abram, You have chosen these Representatives and the 
communities which have elected them to be Your very own.
  Called by You to live into the bright promise of future and willing 
to be led by faith, may Your people prove worthy always to be blessed 
and never cursed.
  May our attention to Your call and our gratitude for Your direction 
foster such a deep union in us and with You that we become a blessing 
to all the communities of the earth both now and forever. Amen.

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