[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[House]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, July 15, 1999

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, the Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the 
following prayer:
  We affirm in the ancient Psalm of David ``The Lord is my shepherd, I 
shall not want.'' Oh gracious God, as You are the shepherd of our souls 
and are with us in all the concerns of life, we ask Your blessing on 
all who are sick or infirm and who desire to find wholeness and health. 
Either for ourselves or those who are near and dear to us, we pray that 
Your healing power will visit all those in need and that our hearts and 
minds will be open to Your redeeming love. May Your strong arm, O God, 
give fortitude and strength and assure us always of that peace that 
passes all human understanding. In Your name we pray. Amen.

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