[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1853]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Teach us, O God, of the force of the words we say and the power of 
the statements that we make. May our expressions reflect the truth of 
what we mean and the reality of what we are endeavoring to communicate. 
Above all else, may what we say make a contribution to the common good 
and elevate all conversation to a level of respect and mutual 
consideration, so that our words bring harmony and understanding and 
healing and always reveal that we are Your people created by Your 
image. Bless us this day and every day, we pray. Amen.

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