[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[House]
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          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Wednesday, October 18, 2000

  The House met at 4 p.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord, sometimes we are bewildered by what occurs around us. Forgive 
us, if we think our difficulties are so extraordinary. The fear of pain 
reveals us as human. We are vulnerable when anticipating troublesome 
times.
  If we are to suffer, Lord, let it not be for our misdeeds, mistaken 
judgments or because we have infringed on the rights of others. If any 
one of us is suffering, let there be no disgrace.
  You reveal Yourself as the God of compassion, You are close to all 
who suffer. Be their strength that in Your name, they may persevere in 
seeking justice and doing what is right.
  Even the weakest among us, by being faithful, can give You glory now 
and forever. Amen.

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