[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18657]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God of heaven and earth, as we begin this weekend, help the 
Members of the House of Representatives and all of us to enter into the 
wonder and leisure of the ancient Sabbath.
  Freed from the routine of a workaday world, enlighten us to seek the 
most important aspects of human life. May we give profound expression 
to our faith with praise and thanks to You, the Almighty. May we spend 
time with family and friends and those people in most need of our 
heartfelt attention.
  Renew us with beauty and goodness, that we may serve You and our 
country with greater patience and perseverance now and forever. Amen.

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