[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[House]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We recognize, O gracious God, that the burden of responsibility to 
support and defend the good traditions of this land is the concern of 
every person. Help us, in our assignments, to focus on what unites us, 
enable us to see more clearly those concerns that we share, may we be 
more articulate about those gifts of freedom and liberty for which we 
are custodians, and give us the vision to remember to be good stewards 
of the heritage that we have together. May we never settle for the good 
when we can do better, or give in to winning arguments instead of 
promoting justice and mercy. Lift our sights, O God, to see what truly 
makes us human so that we will be the people You would have us be and 
do those good things that honor You and serve this Nation with dignity 
and grace. In Your name we pray. Amen.

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