[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7934]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord of life and love, this weekend in celebrating Mother's Day, we 
have honored a relationship very basic, truly tender and symbolic of 
national values.
  Mindful of our common origin, we ask Your blessing upon all mothers, 
both living and dead, of those here present and all the Members of this 
House.
  Without our knowing it, each of us caused pain to a young woman just 
to be born into this world.
  Make us eternally grateful for the gift of life and the noble 
commitment of women as mothers.
  Be with the mothers of this Nation now and in the years to come.
  Share with them Your spirit of wisdom, patience, generous 
forgiveness, and convincing justice.
  Help them to mold young lives so fragile to their touch into model 
citizens who know right from wrong, who are unafraid to stand up to 
justice yet are channels of peace.
  Help all know that in every act of being a mother, a woman shapes the 
strength of this Nation.
  We are mindful of Your image in mother's love yesterday, now and 
forever. Amen.

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