[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  ``Lord, open my lips and my mouth shall declare Your praise.'' 
Breathe into the body of this 110th Congress of the United States a new 
spirit, fresh from the depths of Your own goodness, filled with justice 
for all. Recreate it vibrant and strong in righteousness.
  Let all speak with kindness and the simplicity of truth, free from 
illusion and manipulation. May their words unite, not cause division, 
and convey the whisper of peace to all who would listen.
  With their speech build bridges of understanding the essentials 
facing this Nation. Lord, may the power of Your Word placed in these 
human hearts resound around the world.
  ``Lord, open my lips and my mouth shall declare Your praise,'' both 
in this present moment of prayer and in every speech, both now and 
forever. Amen.

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