[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14132-14133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Stir our spirits, O Lord, that we may praise You with full attention 
and be whole-hearted in all the tasks You set before us this day.
  Over the weekend You have renewed us in faith and love. With others 
who

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see Your deeds unfolding in our history and in every act of justice and 
kindness we have gathered and offered You praise. With family and 
friends we gathered at table and You renewed us in the bonds that hold 
us faithful and fill us with gratitude. Bless those who have blessed 
us. Be close to those most in need of Your compassion and love.
  Fear of You, O Lord, is the beginning of wisdom. Make us truly wise. 
As we begin our works of truth and justice guide us to grow in 
understanding, for our hearts are fixed on Your faithful promise that 
You will be with us now and forever. Amen.

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