[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 14 (Thursday, February 14, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H467]
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:
  During times of repentance or in moments of humiliation, as well as 
times of overwhelming joy or affirmation, You enlighten us by Your 
spirit, Lord. At such times with the psalmist of old, we see inner 
depths in ourselves and our relationships, and we pray: ``Out of the 
depths, I cry to You, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice.''
  Trusting this ancient wisdom to guide us further, our Nation and this 
Congress seeks forgiveness in You, Lord, and counts on Your Word 
always.
  Longing for full resolve of all of the issues and dangers we face as 
a people, we need to wait, wait for You, O Lord, for the new day You 
will always show us.
  We trust in Your mercy as we search the immediate darkness.
  The Capitol Police and guardians of security across this country 
watch attentively. Like them, each of us must be on alert, tracking the 
enemy who would destroy us from outside and quietly stirring deeper 
virtue within until the fullness of redemption is found in You.
  With Your Holy Name on our lips we pray, now and forever. Amen.

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