[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13419-13420]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God of infinite patience and mercy, at times a Member of this 
Chamber may feel as a ``voice crying in the wilderness.'' 
Representative of so many Americans, personal opinion often seems not 
to be heard in such a noisy and busy Nation such as ours. So, Lord, 
grant perseverance and consistency to Your servants who work in 
government day after day.

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  When their words seem to fall on desert land, help them to create a 
pool of conviction with others that the united effort may soon be 
recognized. When their efforts seem to be blown away by media winds or 
opinion polls, enable them to go deeper into where their convictions 
are rooted and affirm the life there.
  In the depths where You breathe forth Your spirit, let them hear the 
echo of Your revelation and give You thanks and praise now and forever. 
Amen.

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