[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 23 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the 
following prayer:
  As we breathe into our hearts and souls every new breath of life, we 
pray, Almighty God, that the actions of our daily lives would reflect 
the beauty and glory of Your majesty. As we see the brightness of Your 
creation, O God, may we, in our own way, reflect the fruits of Your 
spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 
gentleness, and self-control. May these virtues encourage us to be the 
people You would have us be this day and evermore. Amen.

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