[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7017]
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 are grateful, O God, that we can be strong in our own faith, and 
yet be understanding of others; that we can express our own beliefs in 
word and deed, and yet be appreciative that all persons have the same 
freedom to express their faith; that we can be confident in our own 
convictions and yet be patient with those that see the world in 
different terms.
  O loving God, who has given life and love to every person, we express 
our thanksgiving for the traditions of our Nation, that heritage of 
religious liberty that has blessed our faith and strengthened our 
Nation. Keep us all in Your grace, O God, now and evermore. Amen.

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