[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26391]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  The prophet Isaiah has said, ``God will destroy death forever; the 
Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of His 
people He will remove from over the Earth, for the Lord has spoken.''
  O, God, source of forgiveness and the salvation of all, hear our 
prayer today as we call to mind all those who have served in the House 
of Representatives in the past and who are departed from this world. 
Forgive their offenses as well as their omissions now, and reward them 
for all their efforts in public service on behalf of others.
  Because You are the glory of believers, the life of the just and the 
consolation for all who mourn, Lord, grant Your peace to all the 
faithful departed that they may now enter Your eternal kingdom where 
You live and reign forever and ever.
  Amen.

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