[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H563]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  Father Joseph F. Sica, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Clarks 
Summit, Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:
  Father, we thank You for today, a new beginning filled with unlimited 
possibilities to make wholesome differences in the lives represented by 
these men and women of our United States Congress.
  Father, by faith we welcome You into our lives and accept the love 
You have for us.
  Your love elevates us as we rise above our heartaches, hassles, 
troubles, setbacks, disappointments by turning them over to You.
  Your love liberates us to let go of panic, worry, anxiety, 
depression, low self-worth, and addictions.
  Your love motivates a desire inside each of us to find a need and 
fill it, to find a hurt and heal it.
  Father, Your love demonstrates You care, understand, and forgive, 
giving us the strength to carry on, casting aside our fears, knowing we 
can survive. It is perhaps through love that You give us a glimpse of 
eternity.
  Hold this great Nation of America in the palm of Your hand as we make 
this prayer today in Your holy name. Amen.

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