[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H6513]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James Davis Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Oh, gracious God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, Your word tells us 
that You are with us wherever we are and Your grace surrounds us and 
makes us whole. In moments of joy and achievement Your spirit is in our 
midst and at the darkest hour Your abiding presence gives us sustenance 
and hope. So teach us, O God, so to live our lives that we celebrate 
and give thanks for our time together for by so doing we sanctify each 
hour and make sacred each day. In Your name, we pray. Amen.

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