[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3922]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Help us to discern, gracious God, that Your spirit not only ministers 
to us in the depths of our hearts and souls, but Your word also 
encourages us to be filled with that spirit and go into our communities 
and world and do those good works that honor You, and help people in 
their need. We pray that Your spirit would bless and forgive us 
personally, and also give us enthusiasm to share the gifts of justice 
and mercy with those in great need in our neighborhoods and in our 
world. In Your name we pray, Amen.

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