[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22875]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Eternal Father, our Guardian and Stay, protect and guide America's 
military forces as they face the perils of combat. Strengthen their 
officers with wisdom and right judgment. May their families know that 
their country's citizens stand by them with pride and with our prayers.
  As Congress addresses the issues of governance this week, be with all 
the Members of the House of Representatives. May every Democrat, every 
Republican, and every independent thinking Member come together under 
the banner of civility to seek only the best answers to the deepest 
problems facing this Nation.
  May people across this Nation rejoice in the realization that this 
institution is truly government of the people, for the people, and by 
the people, today and every day. This we ask of You as our Sovereign 
Guide now and forever. Amen.

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