[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, today, the ancient but bold wisdom of Solomon speaks to the 
Members of Congress and awakens a Nation to what is happening.
  ``Love justice, you rulers of the Earth. Set your mind upon the Lord 
as is your duty. Seek the Lord with simplicity of heart; for the Lord 
is found by those who trust Him without question. The Lord makes 
Himself known to those who never doubt Him. Dishonest thinking cuts 
people off from God and if such fools take liberties with His power, 
the Lord reveals them for what they are.''
  Lord, grant us wisdom. There is no hiding from You. Help us to truly 
see who we are as individuals and as a Nation, both now and forever.
  Amen.

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