[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2192]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord, God of history and ever-present, You sent Your prophet Isaias 
to Your people when they were in need of hope and vision.
  May Isaias' prophetic words guide us still. Send Your spirit upon 
this Nation and this Congress, that we may be open to hearing Your word 
and actively seek the salvation You alone can bring.
  Make of us a people of compassion and holiness. In pursuing the 
avenues of justice for all, may we be a sign to the community of 
nations.
  Help us to work toward the complete fulfillment of the deepest human 
hopes and Your inspiring promises.
  With humility let us embrace our calling; to be truly prophetic, as 
Your servants of old, by earnestly fulfilling Your commands now and 
forever. Amen.

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