[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16296]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Friday, July 28, 2006


  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, in whom we live, move and have our being, send forth Your 
spirit upon the Members of the House of Representatives today.
  As they try to finish the work You have set before them in this 109th 
Congress, we hope that civil discourse, rightful compromise and mutual 
learning from one another may produce lasting results for Your people.
  And when they take leave of committee staffs and each other for the 
August break, may all Members find peace awaiting them at home. 
Together with family and friends, may they enjoy summer days and quiet 
evenings so their souls are renewed and lasting values are embraced 
with greater fortitude for the good of all Americans and the future of 
this Nation.
  Lord, we pray for an end of terrorism and an atmosphere of world 
peace be established to free all people of anxiety and foster better 
family life and stable communities.
  May the Lord go before you to prepare your way. May the Lord be above 
you with every blessing; and may the Lord carry you safely until you 
return. For He lives and reigns as Sovereign Lord now and forever.
  Amen.

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