[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 74 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5503]
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:
  When we contemplate the wondrous gifts that we have received from 
Your hand, O God, and marvel in the ways that Your spirit makes us 
whole, we know that we are not adequate to return the blessing to You. 
Yet, O gracious God, we understand that in a spirit of thankfulness, we 
can celebrate Your love to us by serving those about us with deeds of 
justice and acts of mercy. May we clearly see that in assisting others 
in their concerns and leading in the ways of security and peace for 
every person, we are serving You, our God, our Creator, and Redeemer. 
Amen.

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