[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[House]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  When the paths of life seem long and there is so much to do, we pray, 
gracious God, that the blessings of life will flow freely and Your 
benedictions will comfort and encourage. As we have received so fully 
from Your grace, O God, so may we share that love with others in our 
families and in our communities.
  May good words and good thoughts and goodwill prevail. May justice 
mark the work of our hands, and may the spirit of mercy live in our 
hearts and souls this day and every day. In Your name, we pray. Amen.

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