[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7286]
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:
  Remind us always, O gracious God, of those deeds we can do to be Your 
people and celebrate the good works of life in our world, our Nation, 
and our communities. May we not only be involved with our own personal 
needs so that we neglect our concern for the other people that You have 
created, all the people that You have created, and for whom You share 
Your love and blessings. May we not only look to our own private 
relationship with You but the shared blessings and opportunities that 
You have given to us. May Your good benediction, O God, that is new 
every morning and with us all the day long, be with us this day and 
every day, we pray. Amen.

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