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             H O U S E  O F  R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S


Vol. 140


WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1994

No. 53


House of Representatives

  The House met at 11 a.m.
  The Rev. Doctor Ronald F. Christian, Office of the Bishop, 
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Washington, DC, offered the 
following prayer:
  Almighty God, on this National Day of Prayer, we pause at this moment 
and give thanks that:
  You have created this world for all of us to enjoy and to maintain in 
good order and beauty;
  You have given this land, our country, with its vast storehouse of 
treasures, and around it you have cast, like a mantle, the sea;
  You provide mercies new every morning, and offer, in abundance, 
supplies enough for everyone's daily need;
  Give us Your Spirit, O God, that we may heartily acknowledge Your 
goodness.
  But also, teach us to bear one another's burdens so that all may come 
to Your table of bounty.
  Open our eyes to the woes and needs of others so that all shameful 
wrongs may be put right.
  Make us all to be Your servants, whatever our station or title in 
life.
  And never let us be so proud or so busy that a prayer to You, O God, 
is not a necessary ingredient for life. Amen.

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