[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Robert Baggott III, Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata, 
MN, offered the following prayer:
  Will you pray with me.
  O God our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter 
from the stormy blast and our eternal home. We pause in these early 
morning hours to offer our prayer to You and to ask that You bend an 
ear and listen.
  We come praying for the people of this great country, America. Those 
who work, study, love, and play from sea to shining sea. As decisions 
are contemplated by this esteemed body, may we remember the faces of 
these people who punch the timeclock, drive the tractor, write the 
brief, and teach a child. It is their passion, their hope, and vision 
that keeps America great. May we never forget them.
  We would also pray for our dream of America, entrusted to us by our 
Founders to guard, exercise, and live the dream that all would live in 
harmony and justice would prevail. That individuals would not be judged 
by race, religion, or economic plight, but rather would be judged by 
who they are as children of God.
  And we would also pray for these wise Members empowered with the 
awesome responsibility of keeping our American dream alive. Grant them 
courage when the road is rough, clarity when confusion reigns, but most 
of all, wisdom and decisiveness when decisions call.
  We would ask these things in Your name, O God, the one who inspires 
us all. Amen.

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