[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 149 (Monday, October 19, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H11043]
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:
  Give us voices, O God, to sing Your praises and give us hands to do 
the works of justice; give us hearts that express kindness and 
compassion and give us ears to hear the petitions of the needy; give us 
vision to see better lives and a world of peace, and grant us mercy 
when we miss the mark; turn away from us envy or greed and encourage us 
to celebrate all Your gifts; grant us love and not selfishness, grant 
us peace and not struggle, grant us healing and wholeness. Hear our 
petitions, O gracious God, and grant us Your peace. Amen.

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