[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 54 (Monday, May 8, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H2177]
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:
  Eternal Creator of streams and pastures and mountains and seas, and 
all the beauty of the Earth, calm the forces of nature. Bring out the 
best in Your people.
  Eternal shepherd, guide of the nations, though Your people walk in 
the valley of darkness and live in fear of terrorists, illness, natural 
disaster, and all forms of evil human behavior, You ask us to place all 
our anxieties into Your hands. Help us to live attuned to Your voice, 
so that we may stay on the safe path and find our way to peace.
  As Your people, may we come to know the strength of Your outstretched 
arm and take delight in Your presence. With You as our shepherd, we 
need only to follow You now and forever. Amen.

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