[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 22, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5499]
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 we 
know too that we need to have time to meditate on Your good gifts to us 
and to reflect on how we can interpret these gifts in 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 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 feelings and experiences. 
May Your gifts of faith and hope and love, O God, that have nourished 
us along the way be with us this day and every day, we pray. Amen.

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