[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9882]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from all eternity and 
forever.
  Happy the man who cares for the poor and the lowly; the Lord will 
save him in time of trouble. The Lord protects him and gives him life, 
making him treasured throughout the land.
  The Lord will help him even on his sickbed surrounding him with 
loving care. The Lord will keep him and preserve him until the Lord's 
full work is accomplished.
  To be loved and respected from all corners shields the just man from 
his enemies. Because one found integrity, he is permitted to stand 
before the Lord forever.
  It is friendship that merits loyalty; friends in their laughter gain 
perspective.
  In the loss of a dear colleague, Lord, this psalm comes to mind; This 
Chamber and this country, so blessed in John Joseph Moakley, finds 
voice:
  Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel from all eternity and forever.

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