[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4363]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord, may this celebration of the feast of St. Patrick give all 
people smiling eyes and grateful hearts.
  Knowing that all work is sacred in Your sight, and well aware that 
work in government is very difficult in today's world, we pray that the 
following Celtic adage may be realized in all who work here in the 
Congress of these United States.
  May you see in what you do, the beauty of your own soul.
  May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to 
those who work with you and those who see and receive your work.
  May your work never weary you.
  May every dawn find you alert, approaching the new day with dreams, 
possibilities and promises.
  May every evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
  And may every good work, wrapped in prayer, calm, console and renew 
you.
  Amen.

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