[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 13, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2495]
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 offer our thanks and praise to You, O gracious God, for all of 
those gifts of life that make our days worthwhile and our relationships 
more meaningful. On this day we are especially aware of the blessings 
of joy and happiness that can come from Your hand and which we can 
share with each other. In spite of the difficulties of every decision, 
and the anxieties associated with every day, we are delighted that we 
can experience the elation and jubilation that comes when these special 
gifts brighten our vision and give us new horizons on which to focus. 
May joy and happiness brighten our lives and may Your benediction, O 
God, never depart from us. Amen.

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