[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 14 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H1141]
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:
  Of all the many gifts that You have given, O God, we offer our 
gratitude for Your free gifts of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving. You 
have invited us to speak to You with our supplications and petitions, 
our hopes and fears, our joys and concerns. When we face the challenges 
of the hour and the anxieties of every day, encourage us, O gracious 
God, to communicate with You in prayer and realize the abounding grace 
that You give to every person and know the overflowing love that is 
available to all. In Your name, we pray. Amen.

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