[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H1328-H1329]
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, we call upon Your holy name in prayer. To take time for 
prayer helps us focus on Your presence in our midst.
  Prayer does not make You present, for You are the Almighty, the ever-
present, far beyond us and our imagining. You hold everyone and 
everything in Your creative hand, redeeming every minute for the people 
of Your covenant and of Your communion.
  By being mindful and presenting ourselves to You, we state our desire 
that

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You bless all in this assembly and in this Nation. We open our minds to 
the possibility of Your goodness manifested throughout the activities 
of this day. We open our hearts to receive the love, loyalty, virtue, 
and collaboration of one another.
  In this way You strengthen, with lasting effect, all our labor and 
You fortify this union, both now and hopefully forever. Amen.

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