[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14255]
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  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Dr. Ronald F. Christian, Office of the Bishop, 
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Washington, DC, offered the 
following prayer:
  Almighty God, we acknowledge this day as always that You are the one 
who is worthy to be held in reverence by all the people, from the least 
of us to the greatest, and so, we pray, kindle within each of us the 
spark of Your love so that all of Your children may know of Your 
goodness and gracious care. We pray, guide and direct those who are 
called and selected to be leaders of others, so that choices and 
decisions will always be based on what will bring dignity and honor to 
Your people. We pray, show us the great waste of our wrath and our 
rage, and give us O God, good will to all and peace in our time, peace 
among nations, and peace in our hearts. Amen.

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