[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 140 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8729]
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:
  Whatever our need, O God, whatever our concern, whatever our hopes 
and dreams, we pray this day that You would breathe into us the spirit 
of understanding and peace. Pervade our hearts with Your spirit of 
goodness and mercy and cause us to hear Your still small voice, calling 
us to repentance for when we have missed the mark and endowing us with 
all the wonderful gifts of life. As we look to this new day of grace, 
give our minds a vision of justice, give our hands opportunities to do 
good work, and give our hearts a full measure of Your abiding love. In 
Your name, we pray. Amen.

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