[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8096]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, March 19, 2009

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, Father of us all, Your providential care for our Nation and 
Your well-timed blessings during singular events of our individual 
lives, have revealed Your constant and personal love.
  Even before we were born, You prepared the way for us with well-
chosen people who knew our need. To this very day a single voice can 
speak wisdom over the din of a crowd. People tell us their dreams and 
inspire us in our daily efforts.
  Someone asks the right question at exactly the right moment and 
occasions the answer needed but until then hidden.
  History has shown us: wars create heroes in our midst. The struggle 
for civil rights and to put an end to suffering has called forth 
leadership when most needed.
  Lord, You continue to fashion and challenge us until we reach the 
full potential You have placed within us. Therefore, we are confident 
in our present difficulties You have placed in position those who know 
what we need and will guide and protect us.
  May Your truth and Your love be realized in us today and last 
forever.
  Amen.

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