[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15078-15079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  As people of faith, we often pray to You, Lord God Almighty, out of a 
sense of need.
  Aware of our personal limitations physically and emotionally, each of 
us cries out in frustration to You as our refuge and as healer. Prayer 
helps us, whether we are leaders or just ordinary Americans, to live 
our lives with greater integrity and meet our daily responsibilities.
  Sometimes we are more conscious of our common needs. It is then 
prayer helps us identify with one another, feel compassion toward 
others in need and pray for them. We all desire peace of heart, health, 
and wisdom, as well as prudence, to make the right decisions needed 
each day whether we are in public service or work in the private 
sector.

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  In all cases, through prayer, Lord, You help us to see ourselves more 
honestly and suspend judgment of others so we can work together and 
more freely give You the glory.
  Amen.

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