[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 72 (Thursday, June 8, 2006)]
[House]
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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:
  ``Love justice, rulers of the earth, set your mind upon the Lord, as 
is your duty. Seek the Lord with simplicity of heart. He is found by 
those who trust Him without question, and makes Himself known to those 
who never doubt Him.''
  Lord, how boldly You speak, in the opening words of the Book of 
Wisdom. And You speak directly to those chosen to rule, govern and 
legislate for Your people.
  Everything begins with a love of justice. If each day, each 
undertaking, each Member, each committee meeting and each debate would 
be focused on a true pervasive love of justice, neither time nor money 
would be wasted. Energy would run high and Your people would be 
animated with a transforming spirit that would shape this Nation and 
change the world.
  Help Congress, Lord, to set all else aside as secondary and first, 
love justice, now and forever. Amen.

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