[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 5577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  With our eyes fixed firmly on the coming of spring and on You, the 
creator of the whole universe, we resolve to hold fast to lasting 
values and the transcendent gifts of peace because of Your many 
blessings upon this Nation.
  Yet we are called to renew our sense of equal justice and our 
equilibrium in a globalized world. Let the changes we embrace as 
disciplines because we are disciples in faith build our confidence in 
the future.
  May prayer lift us beyond self-interest. May fasting bring us to the 
freedom to say, ``That's enough.'' May our prayer and fasting lead us 
to greater compassion for others and great deeds of charity for those 
most in need. Since we are created in Your own image and likeness, we 
see You reflected in all Your people, especially those whom we serve in 
Your holy name.
  Amen.

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