[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10100]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Robert Gannon, Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic 
Church, Staten Island, New York, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, we ask Your blessing on all here present, the Members of 
our House of Representatives. Bless those we have elected to Congress 
to lead our Nation wisely. Help them to realize their great importance 
in our lives:
  If each note of music were to say: One note does not make a symphony; 
there would be no symphony.
  If a word were to say: One word does not make a book; there would not 
be a book.
  If each seed were to say: One grain does not make a field of corn; 
there would be no harvest.
  If each of us were to say: One life of service cannot save mankind; 
there would never be peace on earth.
  Lord, help these Members of Congress to grasp their importance to 
America; guide them with Your closeness and inspiration. May they leave 
today more bonded to each other, more conscious of their power to do 
good for America. Amen.

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