[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7590]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God Almighty, Creator of all things great and small, the ancient 
Celtic people took such joy in nature's secrets as well as its beauty. 
They found Your presence in every spring, every lake, forest and glen. 
Each was a sanctuary where prayer came easily, and the poetry of 
creation became a spark of Your own Divine light.
  Be with Congress today. Bless its aspirations and its work. Be close 
to this Nation, and intimately present to its people.
  In the midst of anxieties, busy work, and grave responsibilities, 
grant them a moment to be touched by Your glorious creation so they, 
too, find praise on their lips and joy in their hearts for another day, 
and a sense of Your eternal goodness.
  Amen.

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