[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12910]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, June 16, 2005

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  By Your divine providence, Lord God, through free election and the 
personal decisions of the American people, You have assembled these 
individuals as Members of the House of Representatives.
  They are the men and the women who will create the laws that will 
guide the Nation, direct the behavior of the people of this country, 
and, through the appropriation process, shape the priorities of the 
future.
  In Your judgment, Lord, they are the ones who are adequate for the 
moment to address the problems and needs of Your people.
  Because the United States is regarded as the most powerful Nation in 
the world at this time, this Congress, as it is, becomes Your 
instrument to unite people around the globe and accomplish Your holy 
will in our day.
  Knowing their awesome responsibilities and understanding the 
limitations of human nature, we, the people, commend them to You, 
Almighty God, for we place our trust in You now and forever. Amen.

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