[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 39 (Thursday, March 25, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1485]
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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:
  Lord, You have told us: ``The greatest among you is the one who 
serves the rest.''
  Your glory, O God, stands in contrast to the glory people seek from 
other people.
  People seek glory by moving upward, some ladder of success, fame or 
fortune.
  You, Lord God, always reveal Your glory by moving downward as in 
creation or in revealing Your name or love to others.
  This downward spiral must then become the deepest reason for living 
in solidarity with the poor, the alienated, the oppressed, children and 
the handicapped.
  They are the ones in whom Your glory can be best manifested. Show us 
the way, O Lord, the way to salvation, now and forever. Amen.

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