[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 3]
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             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 

                United States
                 of America


March 10, 1999



           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Wednesday, March 10, 1999

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  Through Your gifts to us, O gracious God, You have provided abundant 
blessings; of love and forgiveness, of hospitality and generosity, of 
justice and charity, of friendship and loyalty and of faith and trust. 
On this day we are aware of the most wonderful gifts of thanksgiving 
and praise that touch our hearts and truly make such a difference in 
our lives. We pray that we will live our lives in the spirit of 
thankfulness to You, our God, for the wonders and blessings You have 
given and also live with that same thanksgiving as we express our 
gratitude for those near and dear to us. In the spirit of thankfulness 
and gratitude we pray. Amen.

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