[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8165]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                              AFTER RECESS

  The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the 
Speaker at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Of all the gifts that we treasure in our hearts, O God, we are 
especially grateful for the gift of truth and we pray that we will 
cherish that gift with the unique respect and honor that is most 
fitting and appropriate. May we so use our thoughts and words in ways 
that truly reflect the right exchange of ideas between people and may 
every person, on every side of discourse or argument, use the wisdom 
and noble judgment that befits Your good creation. And may the words we 
say with our lips, be believed in our hearts, and all that we practice 
in our hearts, may we see lived out in our daily lives. In Your name we 
pray. Amen.

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