[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 105 (Monday, June 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6273]
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:
  O gracious God, from whom comes every good gift, our hearts are 
filled with thanksgiving for all Your marvelous gifts to us and to all 
people. As we enter this week with all the responsibilities of the day 
and the many tasks ahead, may our lives never get so cluttered that we 
fail to express our innermost feelings of prayer, praise, and 
thanksgiving. Remind us, too, that our abilities are gifts of Your hand 
so may we dedicate ourselves to be good custodians of the marvels of 
Your creation and by being faithful in deeds of justice and acts of 
mercy to all those about us. In Your name, we pray. Amen.

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