[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord of the Heavens, ever Faithful to Earth, You alone see everything 
through the prism of time. Before You, the present moment is still; it 
contains the crystal of the past and the seed of the future. Help those 
in government of this Nation to be discerning leaders for us in today's 
world.
  Because we think of ourselves as being free people, Lord, we often 
deceive ourselves. Sometimes we fail to realize the pressures that push 
us to hasty decisions. Not truly free of inner compulsions, innate 
insecurity and unnoticed external demands, we become paralyzed or 
inhibited in our advancements.
  We need Your saving power if we are to truly act as Your free 
children, Heavenly Father. We therefore choose You. We choose to be 
Yours now and forever.
  Amen.

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