[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10527]
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, O gracious God, that we would translate our good thoughts 
and words into deeds of mercy and compassion that reach out to the 
neediest in our communities. We admit that it is easier to talk about 
what we would do than to put our hands to the task and accomplish the 
works of justice. We thank You for the faith that You have given us and 
for the creeds and beliefs that we hold dear. But on this day we pray 
for the strength to transpose these ideas and words and faith into 
achievements that make our words come alive and help people wherever 
they are. This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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