[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 132 (Friday, September 7, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H10247]
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:
  Shaken by the news of the sudden death of Congressman Paul Gillmor of 
Ohio and mindful also of the passing of former Members, the Honorable 
Jennifer Dunn and Charles Vanik, we turn to You, Lord God of the living 
and the dead.
  In Your wisdom You called them and all deceased Members of this 
Chamber to serve their brothers and sisters in the backyards, fields, 
and streets of their districts, and yet represent them in this 
legislative body of the Nation.
  Now called from this life, welcome them into Your presence, that they 
may enjoy the eternal justice and peace they sought here on Earth. 
Reward their public service with Your profound mercy and eternal rest. 
Comfort their families in this time of sorrow and loss.
  God of faithfulness, enable all these who respectfully mourn now to 
press on with renewed faith and seek Your kingdom, trusting in Your 
loving guidance and the promise of eternal reward, both now and 
forever.
  Amen.

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