[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12909]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, our Creator, You are the source of love and of life. You 
want us to have life and the fullness of life as members of society and 
as a nation.
  By Your Divine Providence, the full expression of love for You, 
Almighty God, as well as love of neighbor, begins with the realization 
of the unique personhood in each and every member within the family. It 
is there we learn the great task of love, how to accept love and show 
love in return. Human life teaches us that neither friendship nor 
patriotism can take the place of family in helping us find our place of 
fitting in or belonging.
  Lord, may the prism of family life prove to be the instrument of 
discernment for the Members of Congress as they formulate laws and 
policies for the good of this Nation.
  May You bless the families of Congress and this Nation so this common 
ground may give You glory, both now and forever. Amen.

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