[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 136 (Thursday, October 11, 2001)]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Right Reverend Jane Holmes Dixon, Bishop of Washington, pro 
tempore, Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Most gracious God, Creator and Ruler of the Universe, the one to whom 
there are many paths and to whom we call many days, we give You thanks 
this day for the men and women who serve our Nation in the House of 
Representatives.
  We pray that as they make decisions for our welfare and enact laws 
for our country, You will guide them to perceive what is right and 
grant them both the courage to pursue it and the will to accomplish it.
  In this time of great national tragedy, profound sadness, and indeed 
a fear among our people, touch us with Your compassion even as we 
contend against evil. Help us to know with certainty that love is 
stronger than hate, and as we make no peace with oppression, give us a 
devotion to justice and freedom here and throughout the world.
  We pray also this day for George, our President, and for all our 
allies that they may be led to wise decisions and right actions for the 
welfare and peace of the world. Be especially with all who serve in the 
armed forces, defend them by day and night, strengthen them in their 
trials, and give them solace and courage as they offer their lives for 
freedom.
  And we pray for our enemies. Lead them and us from prejudice to 
truth; and deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty and revenge.
  Finally, I ask Your blessing on each and every one gathered here 
today. Comfort and keep them and make them ever mindful that You, O 
God, require us to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with 
our God. In Your most holy name we pray. Amen.

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