[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[House]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, July 25, 2002

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  All powerful Lord, for all of us some days are better than others, 
some tasks You ask of Your servants are more difficult than others. But 
You are always faithful and abide with us.
  Strengthen the constitutional commitments of the Members of the House 
of Representatives in their work today. We seize this moment to pray 
also for all those who are in a time of transition. Change is sometimes 
sought for various reasons, but in the end change is never easy for any 
of us.
  Guide and sustain, in Your wisdom, all those leaving in this Chamber 
to pursue other goals. In those moments when vulnerability is most 
evident, uphold Your servants in perseverance and peace.
  Lord, we pray also for all former Members of Congress. Continue to 
guide them along the way, reveal to them the truth, and bring them to 
the fullness of life. We humbly ask this of You who live and reign now 
and forever. Amen

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