[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 30 (Monday, February 25, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H1005]
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[[Page H1005]]

House of Representatives

  The House met at 4 p.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, in today's world of computer communication and wireless 
transactions, time itself may seem relative or irrelevant. But there 
are those who know, be they actors or politicians, that the art of 
timing is the key to their success.
  Lord, help the Members of Congress and all who work on Capitol Hill 
make the most of the time given them. Some break new ground; others 
simply plant the seed; others only nurture the progressive growth; and 
still others are there only to bind up the harvest. Yet all rejoice in 
the final product, even if they only added to what others did before 
them. May everyone find satisfaction in that small portion each one is 
required to do, which contributes to the whole.
  In the end, Lord, let all rejoice together in the common effort to 
protect, defend, and guide the establishment of laws and policies that 
are best for this Nation. Then, to You, Lord God, there will be thanks 
and praise because You glory in the work and the workers who 
accomplished Your holy will for the moment and forever.
  Amen.

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