[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8955]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord, God, You are the living God, the eternal King of Nations.
  Yet, in tumultuous times, confident prayer is parsed with 
frustration. Constant trust is punctuated with anger. The weeks of war 
chip away resistance and lay bare the anguish of the human heart. With 
the prophet Jeremiah the cry goes out: ``You are just, O Lord! Yet I 
must argue my case against You. Why does the way of the godless 
prosper?''
  Let such defiant questions only prove the deep faith of this Nation, 
Lord.
  Strengthen here the leaders of Your people. Be with our troops in 
battle.
  Bring about the resolve of justice that will build peace.
  For no one is like You, O Lord. Great are You, great and mighty is 
Your Name, now and forever.
  Amen.

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