[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                          EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

                           PRAYER FOR AMERICA

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TOOMEY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 29, 2001

  Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share a poem entitled 
``Prayer For America'' written by Miss Ruth Werner, a constituent of 
mine who lives in Bangor, Pennsylvania. Miss Werner was inspired to pen 
this poem following the September 11th attacks. I was touched when she 
gave me this poem and thought that my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives, the Senate and President Bush would enjoy it as well.

                           Prayer for America

     Dear Heavenly Father,
     We pray for peace on earth.
     Let it begin with us.
     With you as our Father we are all made one.
     We are all brothers and sisters.
     Let us walk in each other in all 50 states and throughout the 
         world with President Bush, Vice President Cheney and all 
         the Leaders.
     With children and adults, male and female, with families and 
         people who are lonely, with rich and poor, with people 
         who have homes and the homeless;
     With all kinds of people with different careers and with the 
         unemployed;
     You love all your children of the world whether red, yellow, 
         black or white.
     We are all precious in your sight because you love everyone 
         with an unconditional love; always ready to forgive.
     Today God let this be our prayer because we know that United 
         We Stand Divided We Fall.
     Let us stand for peace for America, a most beautiful land.
     And let us keep this as one nation under you with liberty and 
         justice for all.
     It makes us proud to be an American to be among the red, 
         white and blue as we are just passing through, but most 
         importantly we are honored to be Christians who believe 
         in you and will live with you and our loved ones in our 
         heavenly home forever.
     God we know you will bless the USA today and always.
     In your name we pray, AMEN

  I commend Miss Werner for her heartfelt words and for her dedication 
to God and country.

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