[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H10869]
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 of the ages, ever-faithful to Your promises, be with Your 
people, now and forever.
  The sun grows dim and the daylight is measured. In the darkness, 
phantoms loom. The eye cannot discern as the distance fades. Be for us 
light.
  Help Your people make clear judgments that will propel us into the 
future. Remove any shadowy cloud so we follow the patterns of silent 
stars.
  O Lord of the ages, ever-faithful to Your promises, be with Your 
people now and forever.
  Amen.

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