[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 191 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H15417]
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:
  Lord God, Isaiah the prophet tells us:
  ``The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just is made level 
by You. Yes, for Your way and Your judgments, O Lord, we look to You. 
Your name and Your guidance are the desire of our souls.''
  Since the making of just laws and the shaping of policy that is good 
for Your people, Lord, is the work of Congress, we pray that the same 
spirit that moved Isaiah may stir the hearts of the Representatives so 
they may seek Your presence and desire Your help with greater intensity 
these days.
  May their souls yearn for You in the night and be watchful for Your 
coming with inspiration, clarity of speech, and willful collaboration.
  Then when Your judgment dawns upon the Earth, may Your people have 
justice. Amen.

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