[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 16 (Monday, February 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H395]
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:
  As we meditate on all the words we could say about Your graces, O 
God, and the expressions that we use to describe our relationship to 
You, we would speak of mercy and justice, of charity and forgiveness, 
of reconciliation and peace in our hearts. On this day we speak those 
words that are above all else, those words that make us truly human and 
mark us as created in Your image, the words of thanksgiving and 
gratitude. When we ponder our lot in life and when we reflect on Your 
goodness to us, we express joy and praise for Your mercy to us and for 
Your steadfast love to all people. With gratefulness and thanksgiving, 
we offer this prayer to You, gracious God, for Your presence and Your 
power is ever with us.
  This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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