[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21241]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  Let us pray.
  As we gather together at the beginning of this day may we, by Your 
grace, Lord, so live that we will stand before You confidant in Your 
mercy, as we have shown mercy to those in need. Almighty and merciful 
God, we commend to You Senator Paul Wellstone who was taken away, along 
with his wife and his daughter, so unexpectedly and suddenly from us, 
and who has left many colleagues and others stunned and deeply saddened 
by their loss of a highly valued coworker and friend.
  May his legacy of voting according to his conscience and his concern 
for the ordinary citizen and the underprivileged endure in this 
Chamber. May the manner of his death remind all of us that the control 
we have of our lives is fragile and uncertain, and that our lives can 
be called from us at any moment.
  May Paul Wellstone dwell in Your house, Lord, forever and ever, and 
may You comfort his remaining family and the many friends, supporters, 
and the entire Senate family who are bereaved.
  Amen.

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