[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 91 (Thursday, June 24, 1999)]
[House]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Dr. Calvin V. French, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ 
of Latter Day Saints, Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Eternal Father, who neither slumbers nor sleeps, we look to Thee at 
the beginning of the new day for a blessing of enlightenment and wisdom 
upon this body as they do their work today.
  We thank You that You have chosen men and women from the common walks 
of life, and with Your empowerment, made them leaders of uncommon 
strength. You have called them to serve with a sense of commitment as 
truly as if before the altars of Thy sanctuary.
  Endow each Member of this body with a sense of divine vocation. May 
their diversity of thought and vision become the manifestation of 
strength that comes when diversity is crowned with Thy grace. We stand 
on common ground when we seek the common good. It is for this purpose 
we have assembled to ask Thy help.
  Finally, we invoke the counsel of Thy servant, David, who said: 
``Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord.'' Our Forefathers 
understood that simple truth and so structured our Republic in the 
security of Thy word.
  May the inspiration of the old Gospel hymn prevail today and in the 
days to come: ``Thy word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.'' Amen.

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