[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3024]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  O God of all the living, at times You are silent or seem to be 
absent.
  When we are busy or fully occupied, we often do not turn to You. But 
when we do seek Your presence or pray asking for an answer, You may be 
silent.
  Sometimes You may draw back from our momentary attention just to make 
us pray all the more ardently and increase our desire for Your presence 
or refine our request.
  Hopefully, when You break Your silence and speak to us or any Member 
of Congress, we will be ready to respond to Your inspiration and be 
prepared to do Your will.
  Although we are not always faithful, You are faithful both now and 
forever. Amen.

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