[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6185]
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:
  May words of gratitude ring from our hearts, O God, and may the 
spirit of thanksgiving ever lift our souls. When we look for remedies 
for the ills of the world and when we wonder why we have often 
forgotten our spiritual roots, may we meditate on the wonders of Your 
creation and the glories of the favor You have given to us. When we 
contemplate Your grace, O God, and the wonderful gifts that fill our 
days, our very beings are filled to overflowing with thanksgiving, with 
gratitude and with praise. For these good gifts and for the 
opportunities of this new day, we offer these words of prayer. Amen.

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