[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, loving Father of all, You know all our comings in and our 
goings out. You help us reflect on our movements until we find a purity 
of intention in our actions. Be with this Nation and particularly with 
the Members of Congress that all may be Your servants of justice.
  Lord, reward with peace and tranquility the American people who 
exercised their democratic right in electing men and women to govern 
local communities and this great Nation in the halls of Congress. Guide 
all those who are in transitions of life. Surround their families with 
Your love and deepen their faith in You at moments of fear and 
uncertainty.
  May all those who were reelected to public office renew their 
commitments to personal integrity and to build public trust. May their 
work be blessed and consecrated to You because it is undertaken not for 
personal gain, but as service to the common good of those they 
represent in a government of the people.
  This we pray now and forever. Amen.

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