[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11739]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, infinite and almighty, as Eternal Being You have no 
beginning, no end. In You there is no past or future; You are simply 
present.
  Without a future, as a people we are doomed, depressed, and limited 
in creative imagining. Without a past, we are bereft of history, 
inexperienced and lost forever between success and failure.
  Be as present to this Nation today as You were to our Founders. As 
the Creator and Providential Lord, guide the Members of the House of 
Representatives and all their efforts to uphold the Constitution and 
have it interface with present realities until true priorities arise as 
the Nation's agenda.
  Stir within all Americans a solidarity that will always unite and 
never divide us. Renew in us a spirit that will enable this country to 
be a righteous leader into a bold future, shaping a new culture of 
collaboration and understanding for the 21st century.
  Amen.

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