[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 52 (Monday, March 26, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H3020]
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:
  ``Go down, Moses,
  Way down in Egypt land.
  Tell ole Pharaoh,
  Let my people go.''
  These lines from the old spiritual, Lord, gave human slavery voice 
and hope. Its rundown rhythm muffled the sound of the Underground 
Railroad traveling through darkness to bring people freedom's light.
  Lord, we pray that You help now all those held captive in human 
bondage. May the thousands caught in the clutches of slave labor and 
worse, in our own country, find a new exodus. Bring their hidden 
stories to the brightness of news in our day, so they may live with the 
glimmer of hope. Lead them through the complexity of economic and legal 
systems to breathe in the common air of freedom.
  May our preparations for Passover and Easter shake off our 
indifference, change obstinate hearts of unscrupulous employers and 
profiteers in human trafficking that the redeemed may rejoice in You, 
our God and Savior, both now and forever. Amen.

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