[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14334]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, the Book of Proverbs tells us of Your care and concern for 
leaders: ``Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will guard 
you.''
  Lord, without discretion, power and position may be wasted and 
personal virtues produce nothing.
  As a special aspect of prudence, discretion enlightens a person to 
one's true motives in acting and inspires multiple means to achieve 
one's goal.
  So fill Members of the House of Representatives with discretion this 
week.
  May they be discreet in what they say and discreet in what they do. 
Since they have such an impact on so many people, they need to be 
mindful that indiscreet thoughts boomerang their sting when they come 
to light in word or deed.
  In Your sight, O Lord, discretion is the better part of valor now and 
always.
  Amen.

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