[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
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                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                    THE FIRST LADIES LUNCHEON PRAYER

 Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, my wife Antoinette, recently 
shared with me the prayer offered at the First Ladies Luncheon last 
week by Mrs. Barbara Pryor, the gracious and eloquent wife of my 
colleague from Arkansas, David Pryor. The passage moved me deeply, and 
I felt compelled to share it with my colleagues. I trust they will be 
equally inspired by her words.
  The prayer follows:

                    The First Ladies Luncheon Prayer

                           (By Barbara Pryor)

       Lord, give us peace in our land. Slow us down. Ease the 
     pounding of our hearts by the quietening of our minds. Steady 
     our hurried pace with a vision of eternal time. Give us 
     calmness in the confusion of our days, and help us to know 
     the restoring power of rest. Teach us the art of slowing down 
     to look at a flower, to plant a tree, to chat with a friend, 
     to hold a loved one, to read a few lines from a good book. 
     Remind us each day that the race is not to the swift, that 
     there is more to life than increasing its speed. Let us look 
     upward into the branches of the tall oak and know that it 
     grew strong because it grew slowly and well. Inspire us to 
     send our roots deep--so that we may grow toward the stars of 
     our greater destiny. Bless our First Lady and her husband. 
     Keep them strong and well and able to endure the challenging 
     path before them. Amen.

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