[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                              AFTER RECESS

  The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the 
Speaker at 12 noon.
  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We are grateful, O God, that You point us to a world of justice and 
You give us a vision of communities where people are treated with 
respect and mercy. We are also aware that You have created us with 
minds with which to think, hearts with which to care, and hands with 
which to work. So remind us, O gracious God, that supplied with Your 
revelation of the goals of life, we would earnestly use the abilities 
that You have given us so we are good stewards of the resources of our 
land and faithful custodians of the responsibilities before us. In Your 
name, we pray. Amen.

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