[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 103 (Monday, August 1, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: August 1, 1994]


 
                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Remind us, O God, to reflect on the blessings we have been given and 
what we so often take for granted. We know it is our nature to focus on 
the comforts of life and yet on this day we pause and give thanks for 
the basics--for food and drink, for clothing and shelter, for family 
and friends. We know too that many people do not have this food or 
family or shelter and do not share in the fundamental needs of the 
human spirit or body. We are thankful, O God, that in the present need 
individuals and groups and nations are sharing the burden and easing 
the pain and suffering so that dire needs will be met and new life and 
hope will be nourished. Amen.

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