[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We know, O God, that the lives of people are filled with all the 
emotions of the human heart, from the joy and gladness of love and 
peace to the disappointments and frustrations that cloud the day and 
trouble the soul. Yet, O gracious God, whatever our mood or whatever 
our situation in life, You are constant in Your grace and faithful in 
Your promises. For these gifts and all the confidence You bring to us 
and to all people, we offer these words of thanksgiving and gratitude. 
In Your name we pray. Amen.

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