[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord, the psalmist cannot find enough words to express trust in You.
  Personal experience of Your presence, care, and abiding guidance 
gives rise to his song: ``O Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer. 
My God, my rock of refuge, my shield, the fullness of my salvation, my 
stronghold.''
  Stir in our hearts today Your holy spirit. Touch the soul of this 
Nation that we may see Your saving work in our work, Your strength 
behind our weakness, Your purpose in our efforts at laws of justice, 
Your peace drawing all of us and the whole world to lasting freedom.
  You are ever faithful, O Lord, worthy of all of our trust, now and 
forever. Amen.

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