[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2500]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  ``Stern as death is love, relentless as the nether world is devotion; 
its flames are a blazing fire. Dry waters cannot quench love, nor 
floods sweep it away.''
  Lord God, Your word strikes to the heart. One is not deceived by love 
and devotion, for true love expands one's vision and moves one to be 
focused beyond self-interest.
  Measure our faith and commitment to truth by the intensity and 
sincerity of our love and devotion. May our love of country and 
devotion to the work of government lead us to a deeper respect for 
people and for other nations and cultures as well.
  Help this Nation create systems of communication, reconciliation and 
collaboration that will confirm love and build trust now and forever.
  Amen.

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