[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1750]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord, our God, this week beckons us as would an opening of a great 
door, on the unfolding of the 108th Congress of the United States.
  Let there be light. As we enter, may there be a new creation.
  Lord, You know our capabilities as a Nation. You know our limitations 
better than we know ourselves. You see clearly the needs of our day and 
the steps that must be taken.
  But do not blind us by Your own wonderful light, for we are already 
overwhelmed by problems, complaints, and threats of violence.
  For the Members of this House, be a gentle light. Lead them forth day 
by day along the path of consistency and integrity. Then will the knots 
of contradiction be unraveled and together Your people will walk with 
clarity of vision, determination of purpose and a new depth of human 
understanding.
  Lord, be our light and our salvation, today and for endless years to 
come. Amen.

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