[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 51 (Monday, April 25, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H2475]
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 of heaven and Earth, we bless You and we thank You for Your 
Holy Scriptures which quicken the mind and enrich our lives.
  You spoke to us through prophets, patriarchs and kings, apostles and 
martyrs. Beginning with Moses through John of Patmos, their written 
message has become Your living word to challenge each of us and every 
society throughout human history, repent and believe, for their voice 
has gone out to the limits of the Earth, their words to the ends of the 
world.
  Lord, may the perceptions, discussions, and decisions of Congress be 
enlightened by attentive listening to Your Holy Word. And may all of 
Your people across this Nation make Your revelations known by the way 
they take Your word to heart and bring it to life both now and forever. 
Amen.

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