[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2239]
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:
  Of all Your wonderful gifts to us, and of all Your blessings so 
freely given, we offer our thanks and praise to You, O God, for the 
gifts of wisdom and discernment. We recognize that knowing only the 
details and facts of our circumstances is not enough, not enough to 
make good judgments, or to understand decisions. Teach us again, 
Gracious God, those values and ideals that have strengthened our Nation 
in days past, and which values and ideals will illumine our minds and 
help us to see more clearly the meaning and purpose of life. For wisdom 
in our decisions and for discernment in our judgments, we pray this 
day. Amen.

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