[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 14, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H2392]
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 of history and source of benevolent providence, You know the 
times and govern the seasons of life; help Your servants who work in 
the House of Representatives to seize the opportunity of the present 
moment and give You glory.
  As Members assemble today, may they be encouragement to one another. 
May those who are dealing with illness or the great loss of a loved one 
be consoled. Assure them, by Your spirit, that You are with them in 
their every need.
  Enable the people of this Nation to seek lasting values that will 
bind this country together and bring eternal joy to a changing world. 
In their desire to accomplish Your holy will, make them one in mind and 
heart, that leadership may be honored and the diverse peoples of this 
Nation may live in harmony and take sheer delight in Your presence, now 
and forever. Amen.

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