[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord of the ages and ever-present to faithful believers, You are our 
source of life and our strength.
  The character of a people is easily fashioned by the typology of 
their land, the households of their families, and their history. Yet 
through all the changes of time and space, You, Lord, may step in and 
make an even greater difference in the lives of individuals and in the 
life of a nation.
  Be with our beloved country and its government leaders today and 
throughout this coming week. May true goodness and lasting peace 
radiate from Your people and give You glory now and forever.
  Amen.

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