[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6457]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Critical moments in the life of any person or any nation, as well as 
momentous undertakings, Lord God, bring us to our knees before You. We 
humbly seek Your guidance and rely on Your faithfulness. Be with us in 
the days and weeks ahead. Bless the Members of this Chamber, all who 
work here and our guests. Listen to our heartfelt prayers.
  We seem to be entering a passageway of darkness which may fill us 
with fear and anxiety or move us forward with hope and expectation. 
Bring us safely to the light at the end of the tunnel. For Jews this 
may recall the Exodus; for Christians, cross and resurrection; for 
Muslims, a spiritual hijra. Only You, O Lord, can bring good out of 
evil and gift us with lasting peace; so we turn to You now and forever. 
Amen.

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