[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 203 (Monday, December 18, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14965]
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:
  You have promised, O God, that You are with us wherever we are and 
whatever we are doing--to heal and to help, to give strength and to 
make us whole. We pray that we will be receptive to Your promises and 
receive them with confidence and conviction, that, armed by Your 
spirit, we will go forth to do those good works that promote justice 
and equity and truth. We admit that we miss the mark and yet we pray 
that we will be faithful messengers of Your Word and steadfast stewards 
of all Your gifts. In Your name, we pray. Amen.

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