[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  In all the moments of life or death we are grateful, Almighty God, 
that Your Spirit is with us to give strength when we are weak, to 
nurture us along life's way, and to sustain us with the promise of 
everlasting life.
  We remember with gratitude and love our friend and colleague, Walter 
Capps, a Member of this assembly, who died last night. We recall his 
winsome presence and his abiding confidence in the goals of justice for 
every person, of equality in the eyes of government, and of 
understanding and unity between people of differing traditions and 
backgrounds. Our prayers reach out to his family and those near and 
dear to him, that they will be supported by Your perfect grace, O God, 
and sustained by Your love and care.
  Remind us, O God, of those concerns that were close to his heart, and 
bring us together in greater understanding until we meet again. ``So 
teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom'' (Psalm 
90:12). Amen.

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