[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 84 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6041]
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:
  With all the discordant voices that are heard in our world and with 
all the usual pressures from every side, we long for meaning and 
purpose in our lives and in the lives of those we love. We question at 
times our own ability to see any design or scheme that would give 
cohesion to what we do. Yet, in every moment, O God, we can see Your 
path of faith and hope and love and we can acknowledge those gifts of 
thanksgiving and gratitude that give meaning in our very hearts and 
souls. With every word of praise, we celebrate Your gifts to us, O 
gracious God, and renew Your presence in word and deed. Amen.

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