[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[House]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, December 15, 2005

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God who neither deceives nor will be deceived, our trust is 
placed in You as persons and as a nation. Our hope is not a mocking 
dream. For You, Lord God, have placed in our hearts great desires for 
what is good for Your people and a deep sense of needing Your 
assistance to meet the challenges You set before this Congress. We 
could not expect any response to our prayer or have unfailing hope in 
You, unless You had not already placed in our hearts a glimpse of a 
vision that there is something to hope for.
  Lord God, You are creating a new world and a better America by 
placing within us hopes and dreams of greater tranquility in this world 
and enduring justice for Your people. Having begun this good work in 
us, bring it now to completion. This we ask seeking Your kingdom now 
and forever. Amen.

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