[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 137 (Tuesday, October 12, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H9827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. Karl P. Donfried, Professor of Religion, Smith 
College, Northampton, Massachusetts, offered the following prayer:
  Standing as we do in the large confusions of the world not accustomed 
to peace, we pray, O Lord, gird us with newness of vision that our 
steps may be straightened to Your will and our decisions enlightened by 
Your spirit. In the fog and fury of this anguished age, keep the inner 
world of heart and mind clear and strong, that we be not buffeted from 
our course by the wild winds of confusion and seas of bitterness. 
Discipline us to sharpen our insight and open our hearts on all sides 
and so guide us to make wise judgments. Lay Your hand upon us, O God, 
that we may be healed and made whole in the fullness of Your love. 
Amen.

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