[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[House]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Wednesday, December 5, 2007


  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God of history and ever present to all believers, in 
contemporary darkness we readily turn on lights.
  In spiritual darkness of doubt and confusion, You can send forth a 
spark of inspiration and grace that will enlighten minds and warm 
hearts to respond to Your love for Your people and praise Your deeds in 
Sacred Scripture.
  Fill this day with Your blessings. As the first day of Chanukah, the 
Festival of Lights is celebrated by Jews. Christians tonight will light 
a Christmas tree on the lawn of the Capitol.
  Eternal Father of us all, fill Your children with the delight that 
comes from light. May we walk no longer in the darkness of fear and 
ignorance, but join together in mutual understanding and peace, for our 
eternal hope is placed in You, now and forever.
  Amen.

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