[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 72 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4167]
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: We place before You, gracious God, the emotions that stir our 
hearts, awaken our minds and revive our energies. As You have breathed 
into our souls the very breath of life, so may we gain new energy and 
refreshment from our prayers of praise and thanksgiving. May our 
communication with Your spirit, O God, give meaning and purpose to what 
we do, even as we use the gifts You have given in ways that honor You 
and serve people wherever they may live or whatever their need.
  We pray a special blessing this day on our pages who have served this 
body with enthusiasm and dedication and who now leave for new 
responsibilities. May Your benediction, O God, be with them, and grant 
them all good gifts, now and evermore, Amen.

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