[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 78 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H4137]
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:
  As one Nation, indivisible, constant in vigilance, seeking liberty 
and justice for all, we place all our fears, anxieties, problems and 
concerns under Your protection, Almighty God.
  As we pray for our troops, first responders in times of emergency, 
peacekeepers and all who fight the war against terrorism, this Chamber 
also seeks your guidance in all decision-making that we may prove 
ourselves worthy of their noble sacrifice.
  Motivated by their bravery and willingness to shed their blood for 
our life and liberty as a Nation, we ask what is it You require of us 
that we may become the virtuous people responsible to uphold the sound 
principles that brought this country into being?
  May law and order not only be the words echoed in the halls of 
government and the courts of this land, but let us give firm evidence 
to our promise to uphold the Constitution of this Nation by deeds. May 
goodness flow from the way we live. May integrity be found in the 
common practice of business and in the daily discourse of our people.
  Lord, finally, awakened from our indifference to violence, evil and 
poverty, may we be a people truthful in our words and committed only to 
those actions which exhibit justice and lead to peace, now and forever. 
Amen.

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