[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Today the House of Representatives prays with the sentiments of the 
122nd Psalm:
  ``I rejoiced because they said to me, `We are on our way to the house 
of the Lord.' Even now, at times, I have a sense we are standing within 
your gates, O Jerusalem.
  ``Jerusalem, that holy city built as a sign of unity. To it the 
tribes of the Lord climb up. There all the tribes of the Lord are drawn 
together. I rejoiced when I heard them say, `Together let us go up to 
the house of the Lord.'
  ``Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Pray. May all those who love her 
prosper. May peace be found within and permeate all great endeavors.
  ``Because of relatives and friends, I will pray, `May peace be upon 
you.' Because here is the dwelling of the Lord God, a place holy for 
Jew, Christian and Muslim, I will pray for your good.''
  To You, Lord God, be glory and honor forever. Amen.

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