[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 153 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H11721]
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:
  We pray, almighty God, that Your spirit will lead and guide all those 
who turn to Your word of peace and of light. In times of conflict we 
seek Your abiding grace, and we pray that Your special blessing will be 
with all those who experience any pain or suffering.
  We remember the men and women of our armed forces that the duty and 
honor of serving their country will enable them to be faithful in their 
tasks and steadfast in their responsibilities. May each person in every 
opportunity use the abilities You have given them to help fashion a 
world where justice flows down as waters and righteousness like an 
ever-flowing stream.
  In the words of the hymn writer Daniel Roberts, we continue to pray: 
``From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence, Make Your strong arm our 
ever sure defense. Your true religion in our hearts increase; Your 
bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.'' Amen.

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