[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 131 (Saturday, September 26, 1998)]
[House]
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Senate

The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on 
Monday, September 28, 1998, at 12 noon.





House of Representatives

Saturday, September 26, 1998
  The House met at 9 a.m.
  The Reverend Dr. Ronald F. Christian, Director of Lutheran Social 
Service, Northern Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia, offered the following 
prayer:
  Oh God,
  You frustrate the work of the wicked and You give peace to seekers of 
righteousness.
  The pursuits of the selfish You thwart, and the desires of the greedy 
You crush.
  We know, oh God, that mercy is Your primary work and that justice is 
Your constant demand.
  So, we pray this day,
  Let no choice nor decision of ours be made without the thoughtful 
concern for the widow, the orphan, and the stranger among us.
  Let our earnest petition this day be for compassionate hearts towards 
all those who suffer from the ravages of disease or despair.
  Oh God, with confidence in Your abundant grace, with certainty in 
Your steadfast love, with joy in Your constant mercy, and with 
assurance in Your powerful shalom
  May our work this day be truly that of Yours; walking humbly, doing 
good, and seeking right.
  We ask Your blessing and benediction, Oh God, on our day and our 
deeds.
  Amen.

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