[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H6721-H6722]
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:
  We pray for the gift of vision, O God, for we know that when there is 
no vision, individuals and families and institutions do not thrive. 
Just as the flower receives its nourishment from the Sun and the soil, 
so the human spirit is nourished by a vision of Your presence in our 
lives and the support we receive from Your abiding care. We pray, O 
gracious God, that whatever our concerns or whatever our needs or 
whatever our hopes and dreams, we may realize the strength and comfort 
that

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comes when we open our hearts to Your love. This is our earnest prayer. 
Amen.

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