[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, You are ultimately the beginning and the end. All time 
stands before You as ever-present. Be present to all the Members of 
Congress and all who work with them and beside them this day and this 
week.
  May the daily decisions that Your people make be a sign to You, that 
acting with hearts set on what is right, seeking only lasting good for 
this Nation and for all peoples, they will prove themselves to be the 
faithful and free children of their heavenly Father.
  May routine be transformed by Your spirit and so be filled with 
meaning. May the ordinary work of this institution, having consequences 
around the world, be undertaken by all as a mighty work, with fear of 
the Lord and give glory to Your Holy name both now and forever.
  Amen.

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