[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24218]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Blessed are You, Lord, God of mercy. Throughout the ages You have 
sustained and guided Your people. In the darkest hours You have come to 
our aid. In the bright shining moments of our history Your love and 
goodness have flourished.
  Guide the Nation at this moment in history. Strengthen the Members of 
this, the people's House. May they be forthright and defiant against 
evil and accomplish what is best for Your people.
  In time of need may they prove themselves Your servants.
  This we pray, in this we trust, now and forever.
  Amen.

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