[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, purveyor of all human events and Father of the ages, the 
times in which we live cause Your people to be filled with anxiety and 
hesitant to trust.
  Make the Members of Congress strong in their defense of the most 
vulnerable in our midst, to inspire light in our darkness.
  Make them bold in upholding moral principles and determined to do 
what is right for the Nation's stability, without feeling self-
righteous or fearful of personal consequences because of their unified 
purpose to do what is best for this country.
  If the times ask much of us, Lord, enable us to make sacrifices or to 
take risks that will ensure a better future for Your people.
  Help us to stand strong because we place all our trust in You. Amen.

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