[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 51 (Thursday, April 30, 1998)]
[House]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Thomas Kuhn, Church of the Incarnation, Centerville, OH, 
offered the following prayer:
  Father, as we look around us, we see signs of the love that You have 
for this great Nation of ours. But as we look at the many blessings we 
have, we know that You are also calling on us to share those blessings 
with others.
  You made us the most powerful Nation on earth so that we could be a 
kind and gentle people, ready to help and protect those who are unable 
to protect themselves.
  You made us strong so that we could guarantee that all people enjoy 
the rights and freedoms that You gave them. May we work that no one is 
enslaved to prejudice and hatred.
  You gave us this great power so that we might prosper and grow. May 
we share our blessings with those who are homeless and poor and hungry 
and be always ready to help those who need us the most.
  You gave us great strength so that we may never tire in the search 
for peace in the world. In a world where there seems to be a never 
ending source of conflict between nations, may we have the strength to 
persevere in the search for that peace.
  Watch over and strengthen this House of Representatives that they may 
always work for the common good of our Nation and the world. Amen.

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