[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H10349]
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:
  From the scriptures we read what is required of us, and that is, to 
do what is just, to love mercy, and to live in humble fellowship with 
You, our God and our creator. So let us by Your grace, O God, keep this 
requirement at the center of our thoughts and at the heart of our 
prayers so that we will be the people You would have us be. We know too 
that as we attempt to walk the road of justice while hearing the 
various claims for truth, we are supported by Your promises which we 
read in the book of Psalms: ``Be of good courage and he shall 
strengthen your heart, all you that trust in God.'' Bless us this day 
and every day we pray, amen.

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