[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1782]
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:
  O gracious God, You have given us the great promises of life and we 
see Your glory and majesty of the heavens and the miracles of life and 
hope. On this day we pray that we will see Your blessings in the day-
by-day events, the ordinary circumstances that touch our lives. May we 
realize that when we say a good word, we are Your people; when we 
listen to others and respect their traditions, we are doing Your work; 
when we give honor and dignity to those who disagree with us, we are 
truly acting our faith in our daily lives. As we seek to do Your will 
in the daily routines of life, so we bless You, our creator and our 
redeemer. Amen.

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