[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 26538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Friday, December 8, 2000

  The House met at 9 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  In a world filled with noise and confusion it is difficult to be 
attentive to Your Word, O Lord.
  Grant us peace; peace of heart, health in our families and firm 
purpose to our Nation.
  Steady our spirits with Your almighty hand, that we may know You are 
present and care for us even now.
  Help us not to fear Your silence; instead, let us enter into its pure 
light.
  Under Earth's blanket of winter quiet our depths that we may be a 
source of peace and reconciliation to others.
  Keep us attuned to the slightest kindness, the child's prayer, the 
gentle whisper of understanding and all that signals Your kingdom is 
near.
  Grant Sabbath to our souls that we may recognize Your glory when it 
appears now and forever. Amen.

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