[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20535]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Heavenly Father, You know the disobedient son and daughter as well as 
Your obedient children. Your loving attention may be even more focused 
on the disobedient who are in need of Your tender mercy.
  Help all in this Nation to become better citizens of the world 
community. Take us beyond ourselves. Transform us by Your own spirit to 
be more concerned for the safety of others and a broad security that 
bears Your gift of peace to all.
  You have called the Members of this assembly to be public servants. 
Their pledge of a good conscience empowers them to speak and act on 
behalf of their brothers and sisters everywhere. Grant them guidance in 
the monumental task before them. For You are living and present now and 
forever. Amen.

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