[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 26198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  The prophet Isaiah had a vision that helped people to see through the 
darkening days of winter.
  ``In days to come, the mountain of the Lord's house shall be 
established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All 
nations shall stream toward it; many people shall come and say: `Come, 
let us climb the Lord's mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, 
that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.' ''
  Give direction, Lord God, to each step we take these days. Let us not 
be fearful of the heights; our eyes fixed on You. Free us to be led to 
Your dwelling place. Then we will be light to the world and an example 
to other nations.
  By being truly present to one another and unafraid to address every 
need, we will establish true dialogue and soon find ourselves in a 
lasting house of justice and integrity where You live now and forever.
  Amen.

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