[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5821]
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 blessings we wish from Your hand, of all the favors we 
seek from Your bounty, we pray for peace in our hearts and in our 
world. You have created us, O God, in Your image, and when we seek to 
live in that image we honor other people and wish them serenity and 
security for by so doing we honor ourselves and are at peace in our 
hearts. On this day we pray for that peace that passes all 
understanding, that peace that gives our souls new confidence and 
confers respect for every person. In Your name, we pray. Amen.

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