[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 3, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E931]
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                         NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

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                            HON. MIKE PARKER

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 1995
  Mr. PARKER. Mr. Speaker, I come before the House today to remind my 
colleagues of a very important day approaching--the National Day of 
Prayer to be observed on Thursday, May 4. Around this great country, 
people of all ages, race, and social standing will join together on 
Thursday to give thanks for the blessings they have received. In 
addition, they will offer up prayers for our Nation and the suffering 
we have recently endured. We certainly have much to be thankful for but 
we also have much to seek divine guidance about.
  Although this body will not be in formal session on Thursday, I hope 
that my colleagues in their own personal way will observe the National 
Day of Prayer--a tradition since Congress passed a resolution in 1952.
  In addition, I commend Wanda Kay Wigley for making the Mississippi 
National Day of Prayer a priority in our State.


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