[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13930]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Father Daniel Coughlin, Chaplain of the U.S. 
House of Representatives, will lead us in prayer.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  As one Nation, indivisible, constant in vigilance, seeking liberty 
and justice for all, we place all our fears, anxieties, problems, and 
concerns under Your protection, Almighty God.
  We pray for our troops, first responders in times of emergency, 
peacekeepers, and all who fight the war against terrorism.
  This Senate Chamber also seeks Your guidance in all decisionmaking 
today, that we may prove ourselves worthy of the noble sacrifice 
offered by the men and women in uniform. Motivated by their bravery and 
willingness to shed their blood for our life and liberty as a Nation, 
all Americans ask what is it You require of us that we may become the 
virtuous people responsible to uphold the sound principles that wrought 
this Nation into being.
  May law and order not only be the words echoed in the halls of 
government and the courts of this land, but let us give firm evidence 
to our promise to uphold the Constitution of this Nation by deeds.
  May the ways of justice and peace flow from the way we live and by 
the common practice of business and the daily discourse of its people.
  Lord, may we be a people truthful in our words and committed to 
action that will exhibit justice and lead to peace--now and forever. 
Amen.

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