[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H277]
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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:
  ``We place our trust in the word of the Lord. All our hope is in Your 
Holy Name.''
  Eternal God and Father of us all, February weather would deceive us 
and have us think spring is yet a long way off. Yet even as the snows 
penetrate the depths of the earth, Your laws nurture new life. Winter's 
weight breaks off what seems unfruitful branches; and rushing streams 
wash away all that is rootless.
  Invigorate the House of Representatives; that restorative justice may 
inspire new confidence in this Nation; and the work of Congress may 
produce a fruitful land.
  May the daily work of Your people silence a cynical world with 
blossoms of truth. And early growth release the scent of eternal life 
in the seasons of our lifeline and forever. Amen.

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