[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17157-17158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Loving God, bless all those who work for the U.S. House of 
Representatives.

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  May all House Members and all who serve as their staff be instruments 
of consultation and wisdom to accomplish the legislative work of the 
American people.
  Renew this Nation in its trust of Your divine providence and in the 
honest trust of human relationships.
  Without trust there can be no open society.
  Trust allows us to seek knowledge, experience, and personal wisdom 
from others.
  Trust builds strong partnerships in business and in government.
  Trust helps us take down walls, remove barriers, and eliminate 
friction.
  Lord, make us a people who are trustworthy and skilled in building 
trust.
  For this Chamber proclaims what America prays: ``In God we trust'' 
now and forever. Amen.

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