[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22937]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Divine Wisdom and Word of God, enlighten our minds and set hearts 
free as You lift the burdens of daily routine from the shoulders of 
Members of the 107th Congress and their staffs.
  Help Your servants to reflect on the accomplishments of this session 
and enable them to name the obstacles which impeded progress. May all 
learn from their experience and be committed to reconciling any 
personal relationships harmed in the course of daily activities.
  Through the joint efforts of so many working together on the great 
tasks You set before this people, may Your holy will be done.
  In Your Divine Providence, guide and protect this Nation and its 
elected officials as they look forward to a new day filled with promise 
and peace.
  To You be glory, honor and thanksgiving, now and forever. Amen.

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