[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 31841]
[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 law and the prophets, in the days of Isaias, the people 
expected ``All nations to stream toward the temple of the Lord. Many 
peoples shall come and say, 'Come, let us climb the Lord's mountain to 
the house of our God that we may be instructed in the right direction, 
and we may walk the paths of justice.''
  In the days of Jesus, the people went out to hear the prophetic voice 
crying in the desert, ``Prepare the way for the Lord. Listen to him.''
  Why is it, Lord, that people in our day do not seek You or Your 
wisdom as they face the complicated issues of law and government? Do 
their problems or their enemies seem to them stronger and more powerful 
than You?
  Perhaps they do not want to turn to You because they fear how You 
will answer their prayer, and then they will not be able to say, 
``Amen.''

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