[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10322]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, Father and Creator of all, this Nation is singular and 
powerful by the very fact that Congress begins its workday with prayer, 
setting an example for all students and workers of this great land.
  By seeking Your presence in moments of prayer each day, we humbly lay 
before You our limitations and our hopes. We display our openness to 
Your creative light to guide us in the decisions that need to be made 
to stay the course of government of Your free people.
  By being attuned to Your power, our vision is expanded and our 
compassion for our brothers and sisters is turned into action.
  In You and with You, America's ideals are realized and equal justice 
for all is within reach both now and forever. Amen.

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