[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 22 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H611]
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 history, yet ever present to people of faith, we place our 
trust in You.
  As we mark the birthday of George Washington, we are mindful of his 
words: ``When you deliver a message, do it without passion and with 
discretion, however mean the person you do it to.''
  Lord, help children and adults, especially leaders and professional 
communicators in this country, to be discreet and discerning in the way 
they speak to others. Then perhaps some of the 110 rules of civility 
and decent behavior George jotted down for himself at the age of 14 may 
find fresh expression in us.
  Amen.

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