[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 154 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H10107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Enable each person, O God, who labors in this place to sense more 
clearly the high honor and distinct privilege it is to have the 
opportunity of serving the people of our Nation. Give us, we pray, O 
God, a new spirit of responsibility to see how our deeds and our 
commitment can help strengthen our national heritage as we seek to be 
good stewards of the rich resources of the land. Let us build to make 
strong; let us work to heal our divisions; let us discover accord where 
we can; let us respect each other in all the great moments of life and 
let us work together to express our unity in heart and mind. This is 
our earnest prayer. Amen.

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