[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27806]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  This weekend, Lord, made it possible to draw in deeply the fresh 
breath of autumn's air and notice the slight hesitancy in the season's 
coloring.
  Let Your grace now burst forth upon this Nation. Set us on fire with 
compassionate love and a zeal for justice.
  With violence, oppression, poverty and unfaithfulness all around us, 
we cannot, we will not lose sight of Your kingdom and its values. 
Enkindle within government and the people of this Nation a deep desire 
for what are lasting values and for what leads to the common good of us 
all.
  Shake from us weak commitments and indifference that, as Your people, 
we may prove ourselves as colorful as the picturesque forest in sowing 
seeds of freedom and giving You glory now and forever. Amen.

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