[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 45 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2967]
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  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We recognize, O God, that we as a people have been blessed with means 
both spiritual and material, that we have been given knowledge and 
insight into the workings of the world and the revelations of the human 
spirit. Yet, we know too that we have not always aspired to use our 
resources in ways that strengthen our land and give vision and hope to 
every person. May Your word, O God, speak to us, may Your spirit 
inspire us, and may Your grace encircle us this day and every day. 
Amen.

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