[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, King of heaven and earth, as Members of the U.S. House of 
Representatives gather today, let every Member know that the prayers of 
the great religious traditions across this Nation are with them. Guide 
them, sustain them, and bring them to solemn resolve for what is best 
for this Nation at this time.
  Our Jewish brothers and sisters bring light to a dark world during 
Hanukkah, praying for the end of violence in the Middle East; they 
assure us that the lamp of faith is not diminished, but grows stronger 
day by day.
  Our Christian brothers and sisters long for the celebration of the 
birth of Jesus. They pray that this assembly further the incarnation of 
peace, justice, and love in this world.
  Our Muslim brothers and sisters, having finished their purifying 
fast, now with hearts and minds renewed, turn to You with greater faith 
that a new day of understanding, compassion, and prophetic truth is 
rapidly approaching.
  May this House and this Nation place all their trust in You alone. 
Free the world of prejudice and violence in the name of religion as You 
manifest in us Your divine destiny now and forever. Amen.

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