[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Our God and Savior, at times we seem to be like sheep gone astray. 
Yet here we are now gathered together. Called by Your voice, make us 
attentive to Your word. Being restless in our world, grant us Your 
peace.
  Gathered as representatives of the people in this Nation, we ask You 
to be present in our midst. We come here to serve Your purpose today.
  We pledge ourselves to serve Your people that they may see themselves 
as one Nation held by You and guided by Your spirit. For You are the 
shepherd and guardian of our souls, now and forever. Amen.

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