[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11049]
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[[Page H11049]]

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Oh gracious God, as we seek to do the works of justice in our land, 
we know that You have called us to be messengers of reconciliation and 
understanding in all we do. May we build bridges of respect between 
people and sense the unity that we share by Your hand. Help us to 
recognize that though we differ on how we will achieve the goals to 
which we strive, we can honor each person, respect the differences that 
are ever with us, and seek to strengthen the unity and the bonds of 
trust that can knit us together as one people. In Your name, we pray. 
Amen.

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