[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H8981-H8982]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 9:30 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, in You there is no beginning, no end. You live in the ever-
present moment: now. Before You, all human life is fragile and 
dependent. Limited by time and space, human nature changes very little, 
yet hopes and dreams expand. Often, the powerful of this world seem 
powerless and those who hunger for justice and thirst for peace 
increase in numbers.
  Be with the Members of the United States House of Representatives as
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they approach these last hours of the 109th Congress. Pressured by the 
complexity of today's society and limited by constitution and human 
capability, they have regularly turned to You to help foster the 
American dream and enact laws and policies for the American people and 
our neighbors on Earth. You have not failed them in their compromises. 
You have counseled them in dealing with mistrust and reconciled 
differences in the search for the common good.
  Called to lead Your freed people is not always easy. Popular 
understanding for decisions cannot be the guide, only world history can 
adequately measure and ultimately, You alone, Lord God, can offer 
judgment.
  Lord, bless the accomplishments, nurture the seeds which have been 
planted, reward justice with peace, heal all blindness and paralysis, 
and supply compensation for all our deficiencies. Reward and bless J. 
Dennis Hastert for his public service as Speaker of this House. For not 
to us, O Lord, not to us, but to You, Lord God, be the glory, honor, 
power, and thanksgiving now and forever. Amen.

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