[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 64 (Monday, May 10, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H2731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  ``O God, my Strength, it is to You I turn. For You, O Lord, are my 
Stronghold. The God who showers me with love . . .''
  It is so countercultural to pray this ancient psalm. In an age which 
values only winners and self-reliance, we are inclined to feel all 
alone. We imagine we can only draw upon personal strength to shoulder 
responsibilities or face our difficulties.
  Yet Your revealing scriptures remind us again and again that Your 
love, O Lord, is an unremitting wellspring. Every challenge can bring 
us closer to You.
  So each day at the beginning of every week ``I will sing of Your 
Strength and acclaim Your love. For You are a stronghold at any moment 
of distress. You alone offer lasting peace.'' Amen.

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