[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9564]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, in whom all can take refuge, on this day of reflection and 
mourning for the victims and all those affected by the tragedy which 
took place on the campus of Virginia Tech, we appeal to Your boundless 
mercy and steadfast love.
  The whole House of Representatives pulsates with compassion for the 
surviving student body, faculty and especially the parents of those 
young people now taken into Your eternal embrace.
  May love conquer hatred. In Your infinite goodness heal the wounded, 
reinforce the bonds of relationships that hold Your people together.
  Knowing how fragile life is and how precious the time we have 
together, enable all to draw closer to You and to one another in 
learning true wisdom, in affirming their deepest love and commitments 
and in reaching out to the alienated and those most in need.
  We ask for Your help, Lord, calling upon Your holy name, now and 
forever.
  Amen.

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