[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[House]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, November 2, 2000

  The House met at 6 p.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  This evening as we gather, Lord God, we remember all those who gave 
us life. We remember those who enrich the life of this Nation with love 
and dedication, generosity and compassion. We recall the Members of 
this House and the dear members of family and friendship who have gone 
the way of all life on Earth.
  May those who have preceded us in the ways of faith be rewarded for 
their just deeds and the lively peace and joy they brought to this 
world.
  As we reflect upon those whose memory moves us this evening, 
especially those who have died during the 106th Congress, we seek the 
consolation You alone can give and the insight born of faith.
  Renewed in the bonds that unite us forever, grant us wisdom in the 
midst of present difficulties and the bright promise of a just reward 
on that day when all come to rejoice in You who live now and forever. 
Amen.

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