[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1200
                              AFTER RECESS

  The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the 
Speaker at 12 noon.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  As You have created a formation of the world and the majesty of the 
heavens, O God, so Your spirit also touches us in the commonplace and 
ordinary events of the day. So may we see Your presence in great 
affirmations and momentous occurrences but also in those modest moments 
when the world does not notice, that we can see Your hand of grace 
touching individuals' lives and allowing us to sense Your love and 
comfort. May Your presence, O gracious God, that is new every morning 
and washes away the doubt of the day, be with all Your people now and 
evermore. Amen.

                          ____________________