[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 20 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We are grateful, O God, that in a world that often is marked by 
perplexity and confusion, there are proud moments of renewal that 
encourage us in the depths of our souls and help us to see a brighter 
and more noble future. Whenever we anticipate new ideas, new 
responsibilities, new aspirations or ambitions, our hearts and minds, 
our very beings can be invigorated and sustained by the opportunities 
before us. Of all your gifts, gracious God, for which we give boundless 
thanks, it is for the gift of life with all its wonder and all its 
glory. Make us conscious of this very special gift so that we will lead 
lives of gratitude and of praise. This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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