[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7181]
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 all blessings flow and from whom comes 
every good gift, we are indebted to You for our hopes, our dreams, our 
faith. On this day we are specially thankful for all those people who 
use their abilities to alleviate the conflicts between nations or 
individuals, who work to ease estrangement between the nations and who 
bring serenity and a peace to others. Our prayer is to repeat the truth 
that peacemakers are blessed, that those who encourage reconciliation 
are honored among us, and that those who seek peace will be blessed, 
for it is in giving to others that we receive Your bountiful gifts of 
peace in our own hearts. Amen.

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