[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6134]
[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 see all things as they truly are. You understand each 
of us with our human limitations and unique perspectives. In You is 
reality. For us all is relativity.
  Not to be able to sing is one thing; but not to be able to speak or 
know the common language is something else.
  Not to be able to run a marathon is one thing; but not to be able to 
stand up or walk is something else.
  Not to be able to memorize a passage of Scripture or a speech is one 
thing; but not to be able to remember yesterday is quite another.
  Lord God, help each of us accept our limitations and use whatever our 
capabilities are to do good and bring joy to others. By honestly 
admitting our own frailties, empower us to accept the differences of 
others and reach out to them with greater understanding.
  Make us a nation who cares for its wounded, who welcomes the 
immigrant and who looks out for those with disabilities in every 
possible way both now and forever. Amen.

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