[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1459]
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:
  Let us pray. We know, O God, that we need the power of the spirit to 
walk the paths of life and to do the work of justice. And so we ask 
Your guidance as we seek that way that honors our own creation and 
shows us the way of service to other people. Grant us strength for the 
task, wisdom for our minds, love for our hearts, and enthusiasm for our 
spirits that we will be the people You would have us be. Bless us this 
day and every day, we pray. Amen.

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