[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21177]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, of all the seasons of life and of all our days, be with the 
Members of Congress and all Americans today, especially those in most 
need of Your presence and care.
  September clouds invite the surrender of summer. Enable us, O Lord, 
to see Your providence at work as leaves and seeds fall to the Earth. 
You prepare us for the darkening days and ask us to school ourselves in 
the work at hand. Empower us to let go of any anxious grasp of 
tenacity, so with open and generous hearts we may share a rich harvest 
with Rita and Katrina's children.
  To You who color our mountains, calm our seas and lift up the 
sparrow, let there be honor and praise both now and forever.
  Amen.

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