[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 12 noon.
  The SPEAKER. This being the day fixed by Public Law 105-140 of the 
105th Congress, enacted pursuant to the 20th Amendment to the 
Constitution for the meeting of the 2nd session of the 105th Congress, 
the House will be in order.
  The prayer will be offered by the Chaplain.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  O God, our help in ages past and our hope for years to come, we ask 
Your blessing upon us and upon all Your people. Your prophets of old 
have called us to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with 
You, and on this special day in the life of this place, we pray for 
those gifts. O gracious God, may we do the works of justice so all 
people are treated with equity and truth, may we open our hearts to 
express mercy to all people in great need, and may we, in all humility 
and goodwill, sustain our noble traditions and serve the common good. 
Bless us this day and every day we pray. Amen.

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