[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6110-6111]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, author of truth and creator of beauty, cherry blossoms in 
Washington usher in spring to the Nation.
  May new life be made manifest in Congress this term, bringing glory 
to Your holy name and peace and prosperity to the cities and fields of 
the land.
  Lord, as You inspire creativity in artists, engineers and scientists, 
also stir aspirations of hopeful negotiations in troublesome areas of 
the world and in the corridors of government.
  May the seeds of peace and the beginnings of deeper understanding 
grow in the hearts and minds of Your people.
  This we ask, now and forever. Amen.

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