[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, Creator of storm winds and innocent children. In You and 
through You all is held together. Lead us with Your penetrating wisdom.
  May this Congress in all its deliberations be rid of absolute icons 
and move together to propose a common response to the overall security 
of Your people.
  Integrate the information of this age with the practical and ethical 
standards that have guided Your people always through the mysteries of 
nature and the multiple legitimate needs of the most vulnerable in our 
midst.
  Enlighten the Nation with Your word and Your grace both now and 
forever.
  Amen.

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