[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 19, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1113]
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:
  Your word has told us, O God, that You know us individually and by 
the power of Your creative spirit, You support us all the day long. We 
place before You our petitions asking that You would hear our prayers 
and give peace to any troubled soul. We pray specially for healing for 
those who are ill, for strength for those who are weak, for 
encouragement for those who face anxiety or fear and for every person 
we pray for the gift of hope in all the days to come. Grateful for all 
Your blessings, O God, we offer these words of petition and 
thanksgiving. Amen.

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