[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3610]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Today at the beginning of another week of time and work, we stand 
before You, Lord God of the universe. We also stand before the world 
community. There is no way of separating ourselves from this reality.
  The truth of our living today and the ensuing week is dependent upon 
our attitude of mind toward the world we live in. This attitude is a 
matter of habit, dealing with others and circumstances according to 
past experiences and ever-present pressures. Help us, Lord, to see how 
our attitude guides any attempt to form relationships or pattern 
progress for ourselves and the Nation.
  Most often, Lord, this unconscious attitude places an emphasis either 
upon the principle of duality or upon the principle of unity. Either we 
view everyone and everything as a combative conquest or a realized 
connection. Every moment we approach the whole universe through a 
cultivation of controlling power or through growth in sympathy.
  Once we know there are no winners or losers, the game never ends. It 
is all a matter of attitude. Life is either a competitive struggle or a 
simple joy both now and forever. Amen.

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