[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H596]
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 look to our days, O God, we sense that there is so much to 
achieve and accomplish that we can become perplexed by our ability to 
fulfill what we want to do. It is our petition, O gracious God, that we 
would hear your still small voice which reminds us that Your Spirit 
dwells in our hearts and gives us that peace that others cannot give. 
We are grateful that in a world filled with the busy rhythms of time 
and the demands of the day, we can be confident in Your presence and in 
Your blessings that hold us, support us, and renew us. This is our 
earnest prayer. Amen.

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