[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20415]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, September 28, 2006

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  My brothers and sisters, let the words spoken through the prophet 
Ezekiel stir in your hearts so that the impending days may lead to an 
even deeper trust in the Lord:
  ``The nations shall know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God, when 
in their sight I prove my holiness through you. I will sprinkle clear 
water upon you to cleanse you from all your impurities and from all 
your idols I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart and place a 
new spirit within you, taking from your bodies your stony hearts and 
giving you natural hearts.''
  Lord God of prophets and politicians, through the campaigns surface 
out fiction and malicious thoughts that Your people may be led to 
America's common concerns and the truth upon which to build anew. 
Deepen convictions in all contestants that their hearts may be 
naturally transformed by the response of the people and Your holy 
inspirations. We pray for civility in debates and peaceful resolve 
across the Nation, both now and forever. Amen.

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