[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H1523]
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:
  To open the Bible, Lord, and just read a few lines offers such 
consolation. The message may not be advice or command an action. It is 
just rewarding to know You are not silent. You have words to speak. I 
simply need to take the time, open the Book, and listen.
  If I open my heart and listen intently, I can hear Your love behind 
every word. I sense Your presence, and it is enough for me. Amen.

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