[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 25514]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  At the beginning of a new work week, Lord God, be with us. Fill us 
with a freshness and a renewed energy as we face the tasks here set 
before us today.
  May our minds be bathed in the light of Your spirit and our hearts be 
set free to discern clearly the ways of justice and integrity.
  Bring to this Nation a true sense of purpose as it interprets the 
signs of the times and seeks to be an instrument of peace in the world.
  God of all grace, guide us now and forever. Amen.

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