[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 125 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[House]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Betty McWhorter, St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, 
Washington, DC, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, You are the creator and lover of all life. We give You 
thanks for bringing us safely through the night into the glory of this 
new day. As a nation, You have honored and blessed us with great 
resources both in the land and in the people. From these blessings come 
those who are called to serve in the ways of leadership. We ask You to 
bless and endow these men and women who serve in the House of 
Representatives with Your holy wisdom, with the strength of Your 
powerful courage, and with Your all embracing compassion so that people 
everywhere may some day live in the world You intended, a world of 
peace, equality, and justice for all. In Your most holy name we pray. 
Amen.

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