[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4880]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Divine source of eternal light and everlasting life, we offer You 
praise and thanks for the blessings You give us as families and as a 
Nation. Forgive us our narrow-minded self-centeredness. With a vision 
of faith, help us to see the goodness around us. May we truly recognize 
the actual needs of our brothers and sisters in the human family and 
establish bonds of solidarity in the community of nations.
  Deepen our belief in the religious sincerity of others, our belief in 
representative government and our belief in Your divine Providence. 
Show us how to strengthen our collaboration with others and manifest 
our true destiny as a Nation in world history. For You are our 
sovereign Lord now and forever. Amen.

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