[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Colonel Edward T. Brogan, Senior Chaplain, United States Air Force, 
Arlington National Cemetery, offered the following prayer:
  Loving God, through Your grace You have established these United 
States. It is our blessing that Your strength can only be made perfect 
in our weakness. Enable us to kneel before You this day to receive Your 
good gift of strength. Perfect each of us, Lord, in our dependence upon 
You, that we might accomplish all that You would have us to do. Keep us 
from selfish ambition and brash self-reliance.
  Today marks the fifth anniversary of the bombing of Khobar Towers in 
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. That bombing reminded us of the cost of being a 
world power and of combatting evil. This day, Lord, we pray for Your 
protection upon our military men and women who serve all around the 
globe. Give them wisdom and energy in their service to our Nation. 
Watch over their families, ease the pain of the survivors and family 
members left behind after the terrorist attack at Khobar Towers and at 
too many other places.
  Guide each Member of this House in humility before You and the people 
of the United States. Please also attend to the needs of the many 
staffers who accomplish so much of the work of this House. Give clarity 
and civility in debate, that the decisions reached might well serve our 
Nation. Bless our land with Your peace and dedication to serving You.
  This we pray in Your holy and blessed name. Amen.

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