[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14808]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  On this Monday in July, Lord, Congress seeks Your blessing as it 
gathers to take up its work of policy and legislation for the United 
States of America.
  The problems facing the Nation, the concerns of its citizens, as well 
as life itself, will not be settled with simplistic solutions. Since 
the light of truth is sought in every corner of economic darkness, and 
energy is needed to sustain every aspect of contemporary life, we stand 
humbly before You admitting our limitations.
  Lord, give the Members of the House of Representatives the ability to 
listen intently to differing opinions and respond creatively. May their 
faith in You be strong enough to stretch every self-interest to the 
broader vision of the common good, expecting Your intervention in 
ordered routine or Your radical twist to basic intent.
  Thus may all seek Your wisdom to guide this government and this 
Nation now and forever.
  Amen.

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