[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 24954-24955]
[From the U.S. 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

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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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