[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 207 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15577]
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:
  With all the tasks that need to be done and with the noise and clamor 
of the world about us, we bow our heads in this, our prayer, giving 
thanks for all the blessings we have received. O gracious God, from 
whom comes every good gift, we lift our voices in gratitude for those 
whose lives have made clearer to us the meaning of faith and hope and 
love. The gift of faith has empowered us to hear Your good word and to 
trust in Your grace; the gift of hope allows us to see beyond any 
present trouble and catch the vision of lives made whole and a world at 
peace; Your gift of love brings us to a fuller understanding of our 
humanity and makes each day come alive. For all these gifts, O God, we 
offer this prayer of thanksgiving and praise. Amen.

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