[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  May Your blessings, O God, that have touched our life since birth and 
continue with us day by day, abide in our hearts and minds this day. We 
recognize, gracious God, that the times abound with opportunities and 
challenges. As we seek to be responsible in our tasks, we need to know 
not only the details of issues, but we also need to surround ourselves 
with the great traditions from which we garner our values and ideals, 
our faith and our convictions. May our shared heritage remind us that 
in all things we should do justice, love mercy and ever walk humbly 
with You. Amen.

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