[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, send forth Your prophetic and discerning Spirit upon this 
chamber and this Nation.
  Why is it we can recognize grace building upon grace and goodness 
begetting goodness, yet, without Your Spirit, fail to see lie feeding 
lie and evil eroding everything around it.
  Whenever any part of society or government has forsaken You, O Lord, 
or any member of family or branch of corporation disregards common 
faith or breaks sacred trust, the whole body trembles.
  Our oneness is disturbed by any negative force. Our sinful behavior 
affects not only our relationship with You, Almighty Father, but 
impacts one another.
  Isaiah says, ``The whole head is sick, the whole heart is faint. From 
the sole of the foot to the head there is no sound spot.''
  Be moved by our repentance, Lord, now and forever.
  Amen.

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