[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25850]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Over the weekend, Jews of this country again kept holy the Sabbath, 
Christians celebrated their discipleship in Jesus, and Muslims began 
the great fast and spiritual renewal of Ramadan.
  Lord God, we rejoice in oneness of Abrahamic faith as it finds living 
expression in our time across this country. In our pluralistic society, 
help us, Lord, to respect one another and come to a deeper 
understanding of each other.
  By your living Spirit, You can awaken in all our hearts new insights 
born of our religious traditions that will enlighten the issues of life 
and justice which confound us.
  Enable us to walk by faith into the future. Guide our President and 
the Members of Congress, that in them faith, loving compassion, and the 
commitment to justice will bring light and hope to an uncertain world. 
We rely on You, O Lord, now and forever. Amen.

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