[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  With the Psalmist we pray:
  Those who put their trust in You, Lord God, are like the mountains 
that cannot be shaken. They seem to absorb all the turmoil and 
controversy. They stand tall and strong forever.
  Just as the mountains, as well as the depths of the sea coasts, 
surround this Nation, so, Lord, Your love holds Your people now and 
forever.
  You will not allow the power of lies and half truths to dominate the 
air breathed in by the just, nor will You allow fear to paralyze their 
hands when it comes to defending what is right.
  Do good, Lord, for those who seek the common good and are 
openhearted. Drive away those who are so deceived they create only 
indecision and dissension among the virtuous.
  Give us peace, Lord, now and forever.
  Amen.

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