[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 29 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H807]
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 upon the majesty of Your world, O God, as we contemplate 
the wondrous gifts of Your Spirit, as we seek to learn more from others 
and to share in our common destiny, help us to translate those 
blessings into our daily lives. May the words of good will and respect 
that we hold together and the aspirations of each individual find 
fulfillment and purpose when good words become good deeds and high 
hopes become realized along life's way. Encourage us, O God, to say the 
good word and to do the good deed this day and every day, we pray. 
Amen.

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