[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4065]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  Dr. James D. Strauss, Professor Emeritus, Lincoln Christian Seminary, 
Lincoln, Illinois, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, as we finalize the 20th century, we are still searching 
for transcendence and meaning and community. We pray that integrity and 
moral commitment may dominate our decisionmaking as it affects American 
culture and our global village.
  I pray that You, God, will be the foundation of our vision. Vision 
without strategy is impotent. Strategy without vision is powerless. The 
flies that light on the Sistine Chapel ceiling see but have no vision.
  Oh God of Abraham, ruler of all that there is, DNA, black holes in 
space and periodic charts, give us vision and strategy as we search for 
transcendence and meaning and community wherein dwells our peace, hope, 
love and justice. Without Your presence, we are cosmic orphans in our 
daily lives and decisions. Amen.

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