[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2469]
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:
  Remind us, O gracious God, that we should use our words in ways that 
point to the truth and in a manner that elicits conversation and 
discussion. May our expressions not bring forth only a concern that 
only promotes our place or advantage, but may our words bring hope to 
those who despair, light to those who cannot see, encouragement to 
those who feel alone, and a beacon for those who seek the truth. And 
may the words that we say with our lips, we believe in our hearts and 
all that we hold in our hearts, may we practice in our daily lives. 
Amen.

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