[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, as Americans, young and old, we love life and desire to see 
good times. Yet You have told us: ``Whoever would love life and see 
good days must keep the tongue from evil and lips from speaking deceit; 
must turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes 
of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears turned to their prayer, 
but the face of the Lord is against evildoers.''
  Lord God, deepen our desires for what is good and free of deceit. 
Perhaps the simple discipline of containing our speech today will calm 
the atmosphere around us, create solid ground for true dialogue, and 
bring peace to our corner of the world, now and forever. Amen.

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