[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1644-1645]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Almighty God and Lord of life, we seek Your guidance that we may live 
Your life in fullest measure.
  Since the time of Sarah and Abraham, Your covenant with Your people 
has been the model of married life and social order. Renew us in faith 
and faithfulness.
  May husbands and wives live in deeper understanding, honoring each 
other both in their words and their goodness. May the bonds of intimacy 
grow in American family life, that hearts will be converted to lasting 
values and explore the joy discovered in the love and faithfulness they 
uncover in themselves and in each other.
  Enable government of this Nation to create an atmosphere where family 
life

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may flourish for generations to come. Lord, from You comes guidance now 
and forever.
  Amen.

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