[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8581]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  To invoke You, O God, as Father of us all, is to imply that you guide 
all impartially. You look upon each one's works with singular and 
penetrating gaze, rooted in unconditional love.
  Help us conduct ourselves with true dignity that we prove ourselves 
worthy of Your attention. May we show such reverence for each other 
that Your unifying power may be seen at work in our midst.
  All our actions are futile today unless they are substantiated in the 
vision of the founders of this great Nation. We thank You, Lord, for 
the freedom of Your people purchased not with perishable things like 
silver and gold but with the precious blood of others.
  Let each of us do our part to preserve this Union and to foster the 
growth of freedom in the world, for our faith and hope are in You, our 
God, now and forever. Amen.

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