[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 89 (Monday, June 17, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6417]
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 the beauty of each day proclaims Your wonderful creation, O God, 
we offer our thanks and praise. When the troubles of our time press in 
from every side, we ask for Your strength and mercy. And when we are 
alert to Your goodness and when we acknowledge that life is a marvelous 
gift of extraordinary harmony, we are at one with You, our Creator and 
Redeemer. May Your lively Spirit of peace and forgiveness be with us 
this day and every day, we pray. Amen.

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