[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 125 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H6779]
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:
  Life is fragile and a lifetime but a moment before Your eternal 
presence, Almighty God. Today we mourn the loss of one of Your servants 
and dearly elected Members of this Congress: the Honorable Patsy Mink.
  Reward this gentle woman for her gracious service in this House, to 
this Nation and the island people of Hawaii. We know she will be fondly 
remembered by many and richly rewarded by You, O Lord. You are the Lord 
and master of the living and the dead, and before You we will all have 
to appear and render an accounting.
  Be now her loving Saviour. Help her staff, family, and many friends 
find some footing as You lead them on by Your kindly light of faith and 
sustaining love revealed in those around them. Be now their hope and 
consolation.
  May the Honorable Patsy Mink of Hawaii rest in peace. Amen.

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