[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H8463]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 2 p.m.
  The Reverend Dr. Warren Blakeman, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 
Monroe, Louisiana, offered the following prayer:
  Creator God, You have given us the precious gift of life. Between our 
birth and our death, we make many choices. Those who gather here make 
choices that affect billions beyond our shores, millions across this 
land, thousands in our districts and communities, and individuals 
within families.
  We are awed when we think that these responsibilities placed upon us 
affect not only this time and these peoples, but also generations to 
come. So, humbly, we ask for Your guidance. In our choices, may truth 
always be combined with love, love with courage, and courage with 
justice and mercy. Again, we ask for Your guidance. Amen.

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