[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1173]
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:
  At a time when there are great opportunities to do the works of 
justice and to show deeds of kindness, we pray for the spiritual energy 
to do our work and to be of service to every person. We pray, O 
gracious God, for a strong faith and for the enthusiasm to translate 
that faith into action; we pray for wisdom so that we will have the 
discernment to make good decisions; we pray for a spirit of hope and 
for the everlasting yearnings we have for a better Nation and a world 
at peace. So on this new day, O God, we are grateful for your daily 
blessings and for your wondrous gifts of grace. Amen.

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