[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16262-16263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Often when we are called to prayer, Lord, we bow our heads and close 
our eyes. We do this out of reverence and

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close the windows of this world to focus our attention on the 
spiritual, which cannot be seen.
  But when Your spirit quickens our spirit within, Your holiness 
penetrates our being and illumines everything around us. For this 
reason, prayer is truly an awakening. Our minds and hearts are lifted 
and we become more aware of sin and grace within us and around us.
  Prayer itself helps us face the tasks of the day and the problems to 
be solved with new determination and the gift of creation of new 
possibilities. Therefore, send Your spirit of prayer upon the House of 
Representatives today, this week, and forever. Amen.

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