[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12293]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, You hold all in good order. Yet You give us the freedom of 
choice and the realm of good conscience.
  Be with Your people today, especially our leaders in religion, in 
government, and in all civil service.
  Help us to maintain good conduct in ourselves and in this Nation. 
Provide us with insight into our own behavior.
  Guided by Your Spirit, make us accountable for our deeds before Your 
eternal tribunal and in the public forum of respectful performance.
  May this, the House of Representatives of the United States, do all 
in its power to maintain good conduct among its citizens.
  May we, by our behavior, find credence among other nations so that 
they observe our good works and glorify You, our God, as our protector, 
now and forever.
  Amen.

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