[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 53 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H2091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

  (Mr. ADERHOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I too want to rise this afternoon to 
recognize today as the National Day of Prayer. National Days of Prayer 
have been observed for several years in accordance with Public Law 100-
307. Mr. Speaker, I cannot remember a day or a year that today has 
meant more for this Nation. The heart of our Nation was wounded on 
September 11, but this wound has begun to heal through the ceaseless 
prayers of the people.
  We pray today for the continued grace of God upon our land. We pray 
for the safety of our men and women of the Armed Forces, many of whom 
are fighting across the sea in the war on terrorism, and we pray for 
peace throughout the world.
  We also pray for wisdom and guidance for this body here in the United 
States House of Representatives, for the Senate, for the judiciary, for 
the President and also his administration. Great tasks and heavy 
responsibilities lay upon our shoulders. Whether making decisions about 
the Middle East or international situations or policies for our own 
country, we pray that we do not rely on our own knowledge, but on the 
wisdom of God.
  Mr. Speaker, today, all across America, individuals are meeting in 
courthouses, city halls, State houses and here on Capitol Hill, to 
observe this National Day of Prayer. Since 9 o'clock this morning at 
the Cannon House Office Building right across the street, hundreds of 
individuals have assembled together for that purpose, as one Nation, 
under God, and indivisible.

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