[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5983]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  At the beginning of another day, we pray, Lord God, that divine 
providence guide this Nation and all nations, and every believer, each 
in his or her own way.
  Help each of us, Lord, to accept the path to holiness upon which You 
draw us by Your word whispered in our hearts.
  In Your Spirit, enable us to accomplish Your holy will by the 
detailed performance of everyday duties and routine tasks. Help us to 
do excellent work that will give You glory and satisfy our sense of 
purpose.
  Strengthen us when it is difficult to accept what we cannot avoid and 
endure with love and resignation the things that could cause us to grow 
weary or become disgusted.
  In truth, we do not see the whole picture or how we are already 
united in Your unconditional plan, so we must trust. We must place all 
our trust in You, now and forever.
  Amen.

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