[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H839]
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:
  Among all the gifts, O gracious God, we treasure the gift of peace--
in our hearts and in the world. On this day we remember with 
appreciation and gratitude those men and women of our armed services 
who seek by their skill and dedication to contribute to stability and 
security among those who have been at enmity. We earnestly pray that 
they and their families will be sustained under the shelter of Your 
grace and upheld by our thoughts and prayers. May the duty and honor of 
serving You and their country ever enable them to take pride in their 
calling and make them faithful in Your service. In Your name, we pray. 
Amen.

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