[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 116 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6921]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 9 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We offer our thanks to You, gracious God, for the gifts that have 
touched our lives. With all the opportunities and responsibilities that 
life presents, we are eternally grateful that You have breathed into us 
the very breath of life and Your Spirit has nurtured us throughout the 
years. For better and worse and in all the seasons of life we have 
looked to You for strength and hope, for wisdom and forgiveness, and we 
earnestly pray that Your blessings will be with us wherever we are or 
whatever we do. May Your benediction of healing and hope, of assurance 
and faith continue in our lives now and evermore. Amen.

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