[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8408]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, March 29, 2007


  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  God of gentle beauty and filled with mercy, we praise You for the 
seasonal blossoms which color this capital city. Hear the prayers of 
Your grateful yet repentant people, that we may truly rejoice in our 
spring feasts and see in our day the way of Your salvation revealed in 
the course of this Nation.
  By Your spirit, enlighten the minds of the Members of Congress and 
transform their hearts, that they may think creatively and decide, be 
moved and act in accord with Your revealed truth and be guided by Your 
ever-present love.
  May their self-restraint and disciplined priorities unite the people 
across this Nation in the ways of law-abiding justice and pave the road 
to peace.
  Then, dying to self-centered lives, let Your people become a blessing 
to others and give You glory, honor and thanksgiving now and forever. 
Amen.

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