[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16394]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, The Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Eternal God, there are not enough days in a year to dedicate just one 
prayerful day for each life lost on that fateful day a year ago 
tomorrow. But each day, we remember the crumbling towers, the battered 
Pentagon, and the cavern in Shanksville field. Each life consumed and 
each family wounded is commended once again today to Your tender mercy 
and lasting love.
  Just Reward for the virtuous, we still hold dear the snapshots in our 
mind of the heroes and heroines You revealed to us in the action film 
of this past year. In You each act of courage and selfless generosity 
will never be forgotten.
  Guardian of saint and sinner alike, guide government leaders now, 
protect our military forces today, and help all Americans realize their 
fullest potential in the time You give us. Amen.

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