[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24286]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Friday, November 19, 2004

  The House met at 9 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Eternal Father, strong to save, because You have revealed even in our 
days, the faith of our brothers and sisters, we give You thanks. Here 
in the House of Representatives, You have gathered those who have a 
unique love of Your people and a genuine care for their future. Your 
Divine Providence has brought them here. So now guide them as they 
complete the work of the 108th Congress.
  May the deeper unity of this Nation arise above partisanship and the 
inner strength of America's goodness and gratitude emerge from its 
lament and self-centered nature to find authentic expression of 
heartfelt prayer on our national feast of Thanksgiving.
  All of us, Lord, are truly grateful for the many blessings You bestow 
upon us as families and as a Nation.
  We thank You, now and forever. Amen.
  

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