[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4758]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Heavenly Father, quiet our souls before Your throne of grace as we 
take up the responsibilities of this day. We acknowledge our dependence 
upon You. Give us this day the strength and wisdom to make decisions 
that would be pleasing to You.
  Grant to the officers and Members of this body Your guidance and 
wisdom. May they find in You the spiritual resources for the pressures 
of their duties in this place. Make them conscious of Your will and 
purpose.
  We pray today for our President, Vice President, and all Members of 
Congress as they work together to lead our country forward into a 
bright and blessed future.
  Lord, thank You for every blessing upon our great country. We pray we 
might conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of all Your benefits.
  This we pray in Your holy name. Amen.

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