[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19062]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  On another sunny December 7 in the year 1941, the Japanese air attack 
on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii changed the map of history and would be 
described as ``a date which will live in infamy.''
  Lord, how baffling is human memory with what is remembered and what 
is forgotten. Mindful of the contradictory consequences of war, we pray 
for peace in our own day.
  Still mourning the many lives lost, those injured, and those missing, 
that event gave rise to America's ``Greatest Generation,'' as well as 
racism and internment camps of 120,000 Japanese Americans for nearly 3 
years, Asian economic power, as well as nuclear energy.
  Lord, help us to find new ways instead of war or violence to develop 
human development and negotiate ordinary differences of opinion. Guide 
people around the world in any effort to balance support of military 
forces fighting for peace with the scales of justice.
  Lord, make Your people one in creative work, in hope for peace, and 
in effective compassion so we bring You glory and honor now and 
forever.
  Amen.

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