[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[House]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, March 8, 2001

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, Holy One of Israel, only by Your prophetic Spirit do we 
come to understand ourselves and our children.
  Our behavior no more than our prayer reveals the whole of us. Enable 
us to uncover the many layers of our own being before You. And may we 
always rejoice in the self-revelation of others.
  The work of Your Spirit upon us and within us is an awesome doing; so 
personal, so patient, so caring, so loving. Make us more attentive to 
Your movement within us through personal prayer and reflection. May we 
respond to Your inspiration with alacrity and gratitude.
  Help us to recognize the work of Your Spirit in others, and guide us 
by this same Spirit to listen deeply to others, especially our 
children. You are our saving Lord, now and forever. Amen.

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