[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14779]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, may the prayers of people across this Nation endow this 
Chamber with Your justice. May right judgement be brought to bear on 
all issues which affect Your people.
  Floods, fire and volcanoes seize our attention. Negotiating war 
rooms, security chambers, prisons and waiting rooms cannot contain the 
anxiety of Your people.
  Yet You, O Lord, endure like the Sun and the Moon from age to age. 
Your presence is like soft rain on the meadow, like raindrops on the 
Earth.
  In our own days, justice shall flourish and peace till the Moon fails 
if You, Lord, rule from sea to sea.
  Once again save the children when they cry and the needy who are 
helpless. Have pity on the weak for You alone have the power to save 
the lives of all.
  Blessed be You, Lord God. You alone work wonders. May Your glorious 
name be blessed forever. Let Your glory cover the Earth both now and 
forever. Amen. Amen.

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