[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21273]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, You are the creator and salvation of Your people. You raise 
up the lowly and put down the high and the mighty to accomplish Your 
holy will.
  Be with the people of the United States of America as they approach 
the election of those who will be given legislative power to govern 
this grand and free Nation in the coming year.
  Lord, the Constitution of the United States assures citizens of this 
country the right to vote. Tomorrow may citizens across this Nation 
find within themselves the internal freedom to exercise this sacred 
right. By their participation in the voting process and by their 
understanding of world events and the needs of Your people, may they 
make wise choices and witness to the world the beauty and lasting 
values of this Republic.
  May incumbent Members and all who seek to serve in this House of 
Representatives be blessed. In campaigning, as well as in victory or 
defeat, be with them.
  May they be remembered only for gracious words and noble deeds which 
will prove them to be leaders of a Nation founded upon respected 
diversity and the common pursuit of virtue.
  Make this Nation strong and ever more powerful in Your sight by the 
free and unobstructed election of Your people.
  This we pray now and forever. Amen.

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