[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 112 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H8559]
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[[Page H8559]]

  The House met at 9 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  At the beginning of each day we give thanks to you, O God, for all 
the gifts and blessings and hopes that we receive. As the scriptures 
proclaim, ``Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands! Serve the 
Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!'' It is our 
earnest prayer, O God, that whatever our circumstance or whatever our 
situation, whatever our opportunity, we will respond to this day with 
prayer, praise, and thanksgiving. We pray that wherever we are or 
whatever our concern, we will continue to offer our gratitude to You, O 
God, for our lives, our hopes, and our dreams. In Your name, we pray. 
Amen.

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