[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H167]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Oh, gracious and loving God, as we come together in this time of 
prayer, we celebrate the diversity of our own lives and in the lives of 
the people around us.
  As we see the differences in our own heritage and in our own 
histories, we are grateful that we can learn from each other, tell our 
stories and ideas and traditions and deepen our understanding of our 
shared humanity.
  Even as we see that which makes us distinctive, so at that moment we 
marvel at the beauty of Your mighty creation and the grandeur and the 
miracle that You have made us as one people. Bless us this day and 
every day we pray. Amen.

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