[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1622]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Father Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Francis of Assisi wrote many years ago to the rulers of his people: 
``Keep a clear eye toward life's end. Do not forget your purpose and 
destiny as God's creature. What you are in His sight is what you are 
and nothing more. Do not let worldly cares and anxieties or the 
pressures of office blot out the divine life within you or the voice of 
God's Spirit guiding in your great task of leading humanity to 
wholeness. If you open yourself to God and His plan printed deeply in 
your heart, God will open Himself to you.''
  Lord God, may Your grace and presence be with the Members of the 
Senate as they fulfill the duties of their office and serve You by 
serving the people of these United States. Amen.

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