[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 28594]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Teach us, gracious God, that wherever we are, whatever we do, we will 
live with the spirit of gratitude for Your many blessings to us, and 
with appreciation for the colleagues and friends who surround us.
  Remind us each day, O God, that since You have created the world and 
breathed into every woman and man the very breath of life, we should 
look upon others with tolerance and respect.
  Open our eyes to see a vision of Your majesty, give us strong hands 
to work for justice, and may our hearts know Your peace and Your love. 
This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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