[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6519]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  As people of faith, Lord God Eternal, we believe that Your Spirit 
fills the whole world. Moved by this faith, we try to discern authentic 
signs of Your presence and purpose in the events, the needs, and the 
longings which we share with other people all the time.
  Lord, thank You for faith, because faith throws a new light on all 
things and makes known the full ideal to which You have called each 
Member of Congress and each citizen of this great Nation.
  Guide minds into great collaboration and move hearts toward true 
solutions which transcend ideology and reach the fullest depths of 
human potential, bringing us into a greater union with others and with 
You. Then, as Your free children, we will conquer the problems which 
confront us, and give You glory, now and forever.
  Amen.

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