[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[House]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 2 p.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford,  D.D.,  offered  the  following 
prayer:
  Since You have created each person, O God, and have breathed into all 
people the very breath of life, we offer these words of prayer and 
thanksgiving for the mighty gifts of life that we celebrate each day.
  When we contemplate our blessings and as we meditate on our 
responsibilities, we become more aware of the grandeur of Your creation 
and the majesty of Your gifts to us. May we use these gifts wisely and 
courageously as we seek to be Your people, doing the works of faith and 
hope and love. This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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