[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H]
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:
  Whenever the tides of the times do change and whatever the fleeting 
highlights of the day, remind us, O God, of Your steady and reliable 
word that points to the eternal values of the spirit. We know that our 
focus must be on those matters that are ahead, even as we discern in 
our hearts that our vision should be to You, our Creator and our hope. 
We know that we will be steady and sturdy for our tasks if we keep our 
eyes on Your gifts and on Your promises. This is our earnest prayer. 
Amen.

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