[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 59 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi Mark S. Miller, Temple Bat Yahm, Newport Beach, California 
offered the following prayer:
  Oh God, you fashioned humankind in your image, endowed each of us in 
this House with conscience and convictions, and granted us a sacred 
trust as leaders of our people.
  As we go about our daily tasks and go forth to our life's work, may 
we be true to our better selves, be grateful for the opportunity to 
serve America and guide its destiny, be constant in upholding a moral 
standard for young and old to emulate, be decisive in distinguishing 
right from wrong, and be united with all who pursue peace.
  May we look into the past and know from whence we come, may we look 
upon the present with steadfast resolve, and look toward the future 
with confidence in a brighter tomorrow.
  With eyes lifted unto the mountains of faith, with hearts that beat 
in the cause of freedom, with hands outstretched in deeds that are 
fruitful, we take up this day's labor, praying that the words of the 
Psalmist will be fulfilled in our lives: ``Happy are they who dwell in 
Thy House.'' Amen.

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