[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God,
  The seasons change. Across this Nation the days grow shorter. Time 
passes quickly, and when death strikes any house, all human flesh seems 
vulnerable. Grant eternal peace to the Honorable Bruce Vento. Be now 
strength for his family, his staff and all who suffer at this moment.
  Help all Your people to use the gift of time prudently, for You alone 
are the judge of the living and the dead.
  During the time given to us on this Earth, may we choose to live as 
You would have us live, so that in the end we may have accomplished 
Your holy will and come to live in Your presence now and forever. Amen.

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