[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4637]
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:
  With humble hearts, gracious God, we confess our shortcomings, and 
with grateful hearts we celebrate the wonderful opportunities that our 
world allows. We realize that we have not cared for the resources of 
the land as we should, and yet we use our land to feed the hungry and 
nourish the soul.
  In all things, O God, we have occasions to be responsible custodians 
of the gifts of the Earth, and so we pray this day that we will pledge 
ourselves to be faithful and good stewards of all Your blessings and 
use Your gifts to the welfare and prosperity of every person.
  This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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