[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2218]
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, who orders the heavens and guides the affairs of humanity 
on Earth, be with the Members of this, the 111th Congress of the United 
States of America. Make known Your will for the common good of the 
Nation and reveal Your presence in the midst of our activity. By Your 
spirit, renew in all those who have sworn to uphold and defend the 
Constitution the original enthusiasm, high ideals, positive attitudes, 
and desire to make a difference that brought them to serve here.
  Banish all indifference and quicken every response in them to the 
needs of Your people and to the challenges of the time. Proud to serve, 
raise them with renewed hope and deepened faith to manifest the 
strength of character, the integrity, and nobility this institution 
deserves.
  May Your Divine Providence lead them to represent and reflect the 
genuine good and greatness of the American people by their prayer, 
honest search for truth, unified action, and great deeds. So may the 
people of this Nation grow in patriotism and give You the glory--now 
and forever.
  Amen.

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