[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, July 22, 2004

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, Your prophet Ezekiel envisioned an idealized kingdom. Just 
as any patriot does for his or her country. As people of faith, the 
Members of Congress also have ideals for the Nation. And we pray that 
their visionary hopes will be realized.
  Perhaps it is our own longing for equal justice for all within our 
boundaries and our desire for homeland security along our borders that 
help us best to understand the prophetic action of Ezekiel setting 
boundaries for all the tribes of Israel.
  Perhaps he teaches us that we need to set boundaries ourselves as the 
best way for keeping peace and assuring prosperity. Each State, each 
community, doing its part to make the whole Nation strong and 
responsible.
  In the end, Ezekiel saw You, the all-holy Lord God, dwelling in the 
midst of it all. From this center all power would flow in and out. From 
this center where You dwell all else would be measured and all would be 
held together.
  Lord God, dwell in our midst, now and forever. Amen.

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