[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19555]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Tuesday, September 6, 2005

  The House met at 2 p.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  As Members assemble for this fall session of the 109th Congress, Lord 
God, we ask for Your blessing upon all who serve as Members or staff in 
the House of Representatives. Invigorate them, Lord, with health and 
clarity of conscience, that in and through them Your holy will be 
accomplished.
  As true representatives of the people, enable Members to undertake 
the task of addressing the Nation's greatest natural disaster in 
history and whatever else You ask of them with care, imagination and 
deep commitment.
  May all the work accomplished in this Chamber be blessed by You and 
be perceived as a blessing by the people of this Nation and the world 
community. May all laws be just, inclusive and far-reaching both in 
vision and effectiveness.
  May Your people hold this noble institution in high esteem and give 
You, Almighty God, glory and praise now and forever. Amen.

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