[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 212 (Saturday, December 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15641]
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:
  As we seek to carry on our responsibilities, remind us, gracious God, 
of the need for righteousness and respect for every person; as we 
pursue the path of justice, remind us of Your gift of mercy; as we 
aspire to the gifts of liberty, remind us of the heavenly vision. O 
Creator of all the Earth, O Judge of nations and people, we pray that 
we will use the abilities that You have given us in ways that reflect 
Your word. Teach us, O God, to be humble in our service and steadfast 
in our commitment to the good heritage of our Nation. This is our 
earnest prayer. Amen.

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