[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, July 21, 2005


  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Ever faithful and Almighty God, be with the people of London as again 
they surround victims of terrorist attacks and their families.
  We in America call upon You, the God of all consolation, so that we 
in turn may offer consolation to all those who grieve and are thrown 
into a pool of confusion and fear.
  You alone, Lord, can touch the conscience of the terrorist and the 
``would-be'' terrorist. Enlighten their minds to see the blazing evil 
of self-destruction and change their hearts, that they may know within 
themselves the contradictions against Your law of life and love.
  May the tensions of our times and the common vulnerability felt by so 
many become the occasion for people all over the world to unite in a 
solidarity that renews human hearts and justice, peace, and compassion.
  In recent days, Members of Congress have been writing expressions of 
sympathy and promises of prayer in a commemorative book to be sent to 
London. Today, Lord, we are moved beyond words and offer saddened 
hearts to You as prayerful sacrifice for our brothers and sisters.
  Be with us and be with them, that we may respond rightly now and 
forever. Amen.

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