[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3360]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  We confess, O God, that we accept so easily personal blessings of 
life and the blessings of this Nation. At the same time, we forget to 
give thanks. Sometimes blinded by our own ``do-it-yourself'' mentality 
and daily achievements, we fail to see that everything is a gift. Life 
itself, not our doing, is received from You, the Creator and configured 
by two others.
  Without realizing it fully, we receive support from family and so 
many others. Each day we build upon the foundations laid by forebears. 
And most of our work is produced with the collaboration of others.
  Remind us, O Gracious God, to be gracious ourselves because of all we 
have been given. Gratitude can change our attitude, both now and 
forever.
  Amen.

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