[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12506]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  O God of spacious skies and patriots' dreams, today is a day of 
national patriotism as we honor the Flag of these United States of 
America.
  Flags flown over this Capitol are a gift treasured by those who 
receive them. But You, Lord God, gift all Americans when they are moved 
to love this country and all its citizens by simply taking a few 
moments to make a solemn pledge.
  We bless You and thank You for our women and men in the military who 
hoist this Flag over ships at sea and over makeshift camps on foreign 
soil; for senior citizen veterans who salute waving stars and stripes 
in a passing parade and for children in classrooms who hold their 
hearts and their hands before it.
  May we join Americans across this country, around the world and from 
generations past and generations to come, as together we hope and pray 
to be people who will bring Your peace, liberty, and justice to a 
hungry world, now and forever. Amen.

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