[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 145 (Tuesday, November 12, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H8063]
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, all religious traditions exhort disciples of faith to open 
their minds, their hearts, and any door with the gracious gift of 
hospitality. You ask Your people to be considerate to every stranger 
and every visitor. Bless today this House of Representatives as we 
welcome the newly-elected to orientation and receive again visitors 
from across this country and from other nations. May all who come here 
find in congressional Members, staff, the Capitol Police, official 
guides and all who work here, people of Your own making, who are 
gracious in manner, kind in word, generous in time, and open to every 
question and need of a guest.
  In the midst of the primary tasks You set before this Congress, may 
we all find in this place a rich experience of America's great gifts of 
freedom, equal justice, productivity, and true happiness. Bless us here 
and bless America now and forever. Amen.

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