[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 71 (Tuesday, June 4, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, You know our comings and our goings, You create an 
awareness of the inner world, as well as the mystery of everything 
external that contains the energy of life.
  As Members of Congress return today to do their work, be with them in 
every decision which will guide our Nation's health and purpose.
  Bent over by our memorializing this past week, we lean into Your 
mercy. For to remember brings to mind our bloody past as well as the 
victory of freedom over oppression. Images of planes, cemeteries and 
graduations combine to raise questions regarding the fulness of life 
and the weight of justice.
  Distant memory of war-filled veterans dance with near vibrant figures 
of 9-11's victims as the House re-members itself. Make us a living body 
of hope in a world gripped by fear of numbers beyond zero, disgusted by 
continuing retaliations and rumors of mountain war.
  May memorial bring to life Your steadfast love to guide our destiny 
now and forever. Amen.

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