[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 78 (Saturday, June 7, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Rev. Dr. Ronald F. Christian, Evangelical Lutheran Church of 
America, Washington, DC, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, You set before us all, this day, as a great gift of 
time, never to be given again. You give to each one of us, this day, 
opportunities to be gracious, many never to be repeated. You offer to 
each one of us, this day again, Your promise, of hope.
  O God, we pray, may we accept the gift of the hours of this day and 
so use them in services to others and in ways that give glory to Your 
name.
  O God, we pray, may we seek to be always gracious to others, both in 
our work and in our relaxation so we will not want so much to be served 
as to serve, to be loved as to love, or to receive as to give.
  O God, we pray instill within us all the desire for life; trusting in 
You above all else for comfort, listening for Your still, small voice 
to inspire us, and seeking Your presence which gives to us courage.
  Hear our prayer this day, O God. Amen.

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