[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14102]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  After Moses, Your servant, died, Lord, You spoke again to Joshua and 
You speak to Your people even today. ``I will be with you, as I was 
with Moses. I will not leave you, nor forsake you.''
  Relying on Your Word, we seek Your companionship today. Lord, be 
present to us in the House of Representatives. Guide the Members in 
right judgment, that they may respond in the very best ways to the 
deepest needs of Your people. Make them bold in goodness and practical 
in service.
  Because You have laid upon their shoulders the burden of power, just 
as You did to Joshua, sustain them also in virtue and fashion them as 
good leaders of the American people. Confirm within them a sense of 
direction that will bring this Nation to an exploration of the future 
which will bring You glory, now and forever. Amen.

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