[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11597]
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, gracious God, that wherever we are or whatever we do, Your 
benediction will accompany us and Your blessing shall ever be with us. 
We are specially appreciative this day of those who have served in this 
place and who have sought to use their abilities to do the works of 
justice for all people and have been diligent in service to the people 
in their communities. With gratitude we remember those women and men 
who have been faithful in their commitment to the ideals of this Nation 
and for their concern for the traditions of this institution. Bless 
them and each of us so that in all things, justice will flow down as 
waters and righteousness like an everflowing stream. Amen.

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