[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 5, 2003)]
[House]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  In Your mercy, Lord, look upon the House of Representatives and hear 
our prayer. As many Christians enter a spring penitential season of 
prayer and fasting, all are reminded that we seemingly come from 
nothingness and soon return to the dust of the Earth. Life is short. 
Each of us has limited time before You to prove oneself a contributor 
of goodness or a drain on society. By Your Spirit, move us to 
repentance for our sins and to learn from our mistakes of the past.
  As people of faith, may we live what we believe and hold ourselves 
accountable to all those we love and serve by our deeds. May each day, 
all life long, deepen our conversion of heart; for in Your light we see 
light now and forever. Amen.

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