[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 2 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H75]
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  The House met at 12 noon.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Let our prayers of thanksgiving, O God, rise as incense to the 
heavens as we express our gratitude for all Your wondrous blessings. 
May Your good words of peace, of reconciliation, of faithfulness echo 
in our hearts and in our lives.
  On this day we remember those men and women who have dedicated 
themselves to public service, who use their abilities as leaders in 
doing the works of righteousness and justice for all people. We pray, 
almighty God, that You would bless their efforts as they seek to 
demonstrate anew the strength that comes when people join in a vision 
that unites each person for the common good.
  May Your peace, O God, that You freely give to us in the depths of 
our hearts, be with us this day and every day, we pray. Amen.

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