[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 31296]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend A. David Argo, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 
offered the following prayer:
  O God of beginnings and endings be present in the work of this day. 
Provide the foresight needed to begin in new directions and the courage 
to begin again for issues which are just. Give grace for those projects 
which need to be brought to a close and understanding when confronted 
with losses not chosen. Guide the decisions which assess the difference 
between beginnings and endings and inspire those who participate in the 
outcome with a renewed commitment to the common good. With enormous 
gratitude for the resources You have given to our country we ask for 
Your divine guidance as this body seeks to serve Your people and Your 
world. Amen.

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