[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H1399]
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  The House met at 11 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We pray, gracious God, for the abundance of Your spirit in our lives 
and in the lives of every person. Our petition is that Your gifts of 
mercy and justice, of understanding and peace, of tolerance and 
patience, of freedom and responsibility, will rest in our hearts and 
souls and minds this day and every day, and cause us to be the people 
You would have us be. In Your name, we pray. Amen.

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