[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, Your provident love is revealed today as it was revealed in 
the scriptures and in the early days of this Nation's history. Lord, 
after Your servant Moses had died, You spoke again to Your people and 
Joshua, the son of Nun. You said, ``Prepare now to cross the Jordan 
with all the people. Enter the land I stretch out before you. No one 
can stand against you as long as you live in My presence. I will be 
with you as I was with Moses. I will not leave you nor will I forsake 
you.''
  In this millennium, we as a Nation need to cross over some turbulent 
waters and enter into a new terrain. Lord, we must face a new 
environment with a need for resourceful energy as we seek economic 
security and global peace.
  Give us Your confidence as we once again hear Your words of promise: 
Be firm and steadfast so that you may lead this people to the secure 
and prosperous land which I promised to your ancestors. I will be with 
you as I was with Moses. I will not leave you nor will I forsake you, 
now or forever. Amen.

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