[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[House]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at noon.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Remembering the images of September 11 a year ago can still stun a 
nation. A reflection of that tragic day and the thousands who were 
taken from us can still take the breath away of some. Others feel 
nothing, only emptiness. Others have moved on and celebrate the 
distance. Today a moment of common silence can unite us all in a deeper 
sense of presence.
  Because words have their own spin to such an overwhelming story as 
this past year. Silence alone is free enough to embrace all traditions 
and all sentiments, drawing out a language of the heart.
  Only silence can interpret some of the most sacred moments of a 
lifetime. So let memories flow and prayers arise in the soul of America 
as we enter unafraid the mystery of what has happened to us in silence.
  Amen.

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