[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 106 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H7783]
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:
  Our hearts, our thoughts, our prayers go out to the families of those 
whose lives were lost in the airplane tragedy of last evening. And yet, 
our words of comfort seem to fall short when we realize the depth of 
anguish and pain that they must feel. So we pray, O loving and gracious 
God, that Your words of eternal life and hope, Your spirit of grace, 
and Your hand of strength will be with them in this moment of great 
need. May Your peace, O God, that passes all human understanding, be 
with the families and all who mourn, now and evermore. Amen.

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