[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 64 (Tuesday, May 19, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3375]
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, from whom we have come and to whom we belong, we are 
grateful for all Your blessings, for family and friends and colleagues, 
for freedom and opportunity, for the responsibilities we have as 
citizens.
  We pray, O God, that we will be steadfast custodians of the resources 
of the land and use our time, talents and treasure in ways that promote 
the noble ideals that we hold dear. We especially pray for those who 
work for understanding and reconciliation among all peoples. May we see 
Your vision, gracious God, of a time when our communities and the world 
will enjoy a bounty of peace.
  And now may Your blessing, O God, that is new every morning, be with 
us this day and evermore. Amen.

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