"Lord, God of the Universe, Creator and Sustainer of all life:
   grant us the serenity to respond to disaster in bold faith,
   seeking not certainty, but rather the assurance of your abiding presence.

"Grant us hope when we spiral into despair and fill our broken hearts
     with the love with which you surround us.

"As we rebuild, guide each hammer and nail with a ring of hope;
    bless each bandage and conversation with the balm of healing
    and strengthen each resolve with the blessed assurance that
    all manner of thing shall be well, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen."
   
   -- Brother Charles LaFond, n/SSJE, September 6, 2005