[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                                 PRAYER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Reverend Dr. Ronald F. Christian, Office 
of the Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Washington, DC, 
offered the following prayer:

     The eyes of all look to You, O Lord, and You give them meat 
           in due season. You open Your hand and satisfy the 
           desire of every living thing.

  Almighty God, the psalmist's recognition of his dependence upon You 
reminds us all of our constant need for Your grace and mercy.
  So, we pray to You, O God, for daily bread and that all our needs 
will be met by Your gracious care.
  We pray to You, O God, for health of body and strength of mind, so 
that all our efforts will serve Your will and thereby give aid to our 
neighbor who is in want.
  We pray to You, O God, that the work of our hands and the decisions 
we render will make life better for those around us and for whom we 
must take some responsibility.
  We pray to You, O God, that we will allow our souls to be fed by Your 
grace, so that we will always be more caring toward another's 
misfortune than accepting of glory for our own accomplishments.
  And, we pray, that we may always live and demonstrate Your mercy in 
our family, in our workplace, and in our community, and in our Nation.
  Indeed, the eyes of us all look to You, O Lord. Give us, we pray, our 
food in due season. Open Your hand, and satisfy our needs. Amen.

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