[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 64 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2683]
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:
  As we develop our thoughts and ideas and form them into words, we 
pray for the strength and insight to take our words and translate them 
into the deeds of everyday life. We are grateful, O God, for the great 
visions we hold dear--of peace and security in our lives and in our 
world and care for the needy, the hungry, and the oppressed. On this 
day, O God, we pray that our visions and words will be validated in the 
actions of every day and that our faith would become active in love. 
This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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