[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3147]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, so caught up in the problems and responsibilities of human 
life and the common good of the Nation, Congress takes a moment to turn 
to You.
  Our selective memory recalls only pieces of the past. With limited 
vision of the future, we glimpse only some of the consequences of our 
actions or our failure to act today.
  But in You is found the beginning and the end of everything. Be 
present to us in this our day.
  As we try to handle as much as we are able, free us by renewed faith 
in Your guidance and goodness. In this ever-changing world, help us to 
place our trust in You, Heavenly Father. For You manage all natural 
events and human affairs to achieve Your holy will for us and all Your 
children both now and forever.
  Amen.

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