[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4575]
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:
  Surround us, O God, with the spirit of unity as we cherish together 
our purposes and our aspirations. We know, gracious God, that you unite 
us in our common creation and give us solidarity in our shared 
aspirations. You have also given us individual minds with which to 
think, hearts with which to care, and hands with which to work. We 
honor the authentic disagreements we have with each other even as we 
honor each other in our shared objectives and purposes. Help us to hold 
high, O God, our noble tasks to your glory and honor. In your name, we 
pray. Amen.

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