[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6092]
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:
  Remind us always, O God, that honest communication between people 
demands that we not only speak but we also listen, that we not only 
express our ideas and feelings but we also heed the words and feelings 
of others, that we not only hear the sounds of conversation but 
actually contemplate the meaning intended by such words. May we, 
gracious God, appreciate that before we can act faithfully, we must 
also listen faithfully to that which others say to us. So let us truly 
commit ourselves to listen to others--in word and thought and meaning 
and purpose. In Your name, we pray. Amen.

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