[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7433]
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:
  Let us pray using the words of the 138th Psalm.
  ``I give my thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I 
sing thy praise; I bow down toward thy holy temple and give thanks to 
thy name for thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness; On the day I 
called, thou didst answer me, my strength of soul thou didst 
increase.''
  We pray, O gracious God, that You would give strength of soul to 
every person for You have blessed us and nurtured us along life's way. 
May Your good Spirit that is new every morning and with us all the day 
through remind us each day to do justice, love mercy, and ever walk 
humbly with You. In Your name, we pray. Amen.

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