[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21268]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We know, O God, that You are the God of grace and forgiveness. At our 
best moments we realize that You wish to save us from any conceit or 
selfishness that keeps us from being truly human. Allow us to open our 
hearts and our very souls to Your life giving peace, that peace that 
passes all human understanding. May Your good spirit fulfill our lives 
that we will live with thanksgiving and praise and our lives will have 
confidence and assurance. Bless us, O God, this day and every day, we 
pray. Amen.

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