[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8635]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  The Scriptures tell us that for everything there is a season and a 
time for every matter under Heaven. We pray, almighty God, that we will 
use our time with vitality and enthusiasm so that we are stewards of 
the days we have been given to be Your people and do those good works 
that flow from a grateful heart. We admit that we do not always use our 
days in ways that reflect Your will for us, but we earnestly pray that 
we will experience in our daily tasks the joys and opportunities of 
love to You, O God, and doing what we can to be of service to the 
people all about us. May Your peace that passes all understanding, be 
with us this day and every day, we pray. Amen.

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