[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1915]
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:
  We are grateful, O God, for all of those people whose attitude toward 
their lives and the lives of others, and indeed to Your whole creation, 
is an inspiration to us and to all who meet them or know them. We are 
grateful that Your gifts of faith and hope and love inspire people not 
only to talk about the opportunities and responsibilities of daily 
living, but whose lives are full of doing those good works and deeds 
that benefit people and strengthen our society. Bless them, O God, and 
bless all people whose constructive spirit helps them and us better 
understand and appreciate the hopes and the fears of each day. This is 
our earnest prayer. Amen.

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