[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 126 (Friday, September 24, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H8631]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 9 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We know, O God, that people in distress pray for peace and there is 
no peace; people pray for the stilling of the storm and there is none; 
people look for healing and yet the illness rages. O gracious God, 
creator of life and the rock of ages, speak to us in the depths of our 
souls with eternal hope and grace and strength that You alone can give 
so we can face the ravages that seem often to rule the world and face 
that world with confidence and with inner peace. Bless us this day and 
every day, we pray. Amen.

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