[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 83 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3799]
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 know, O gracious God, that the pace of living is brisk and yet we 
know too that we need to take time to meditate on Your good gifts to us 
and to reflect on how we can translate Your gifts into our daily lives. 
May we use the gift of faith so our lives develop meaning and purpose; 
may we use the gift of hope so that we can anticipate a new and 
brighter day; may we use the gift of love so that we know others with 
trust and affection and share with them our innermost feelings and 
experiences. May Your gifts, O God, that have nourished us along the 
way be with us this day and every day we pray. Amen.

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