[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, Your love is consistent and deep. You must have a way of 
remaining in love with us, even when we neglect Your presence or 
disobey Your commands. Otherwise, how could You forgive us so readily 
and always hope for our deeper conversion of heart.
  Be present to the Members of the House of Representatives and all who 
work for this noble institution today. Hold out a strong hand to those 
who are weak or fainthearted. Be patient with the bold and the 
arrogant.
  By Your Spirit, enable all to be patient, forgiving, and 
understanding to one another so they may be ready to receive the same 
gracious gifts from You in the same measure they have treated others.
  You alone are the lasting judge of all, and the full measure of 
goodness to which no other can be compared, for You are Lord, both now 
and forever. Amen.

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