[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 41 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S3485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Dr. Neal T. Jones, pastor, Columbia 
Baptist Church, Falls Church, VA, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Heavenly Father, we pray for our families. The higher we climb the 
rungs of national prominence, the more we lower our resistance to the 
diseases of family. The more our name appears in the paper, the more 
pressure and embarrassment follows for our children and spouse. The 
more time we spend helping our Nation, the less time we have to enjoy 
pimento cheese sandwiches or a picnic with our children. We are weary 
because the more who think we are important, the more we become too 
important to spend time with family.
  Help us, then, in our homes. Let our mates be our best friends. Let 
our children be our closest companions. Help us talk to them about 
trials, pray with them each day, and play with them regularly. Let us 
construct our nest with great care lest we build our castles in vain.
  We commit ourselves to You, Heavenly Father, because You know how to 
make us family.
  In Jesus' name. Amen.
  

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