[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 26 (Friday, February 15, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H997]
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, creator of the universe, we bless You and we praise You for 
all the blessings showered upon this Nation. Yesterday, with sacred 
words from the Hebrew Scriptures, memorable songs, and beautiful 
expressions of memory and thanksgiving, this Congress celebrated the 
life, love, and illustrious service of the Honorable Tom Lantos. May 
You who create harmony in the heavens bring peace to all who mourn now.
  His passing is a great loss to this body and the Nation because of 
his strong leadership and his ability to create faithful and lasting 
friendships both as a statesman and a champion for human rights. Lord, 
may Your people from all across this Nation and from around the world 
continue to console his wife, Annette, and his family, staff, and 
friends, with their prayers, affection, and sympathy.
  Lord, because the Honorable Tom Lantos lived a great American story, 
he will inspire many. May You, our provident God, empower many more to 
draw upon his great legacy and work for securing human rights and human 
dignity for every person everywhere here on Earth both now and forever. 
Amen.

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