[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
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             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 

                United States
                 of America


May 5, 1999



            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Wednesday, May 5, 1999

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We recognize, O God, that we are buffeted by the sound of so many 
words that come our way, words of advice and counsel, words that 
express joy or sadness and words that recommend actions or promote 
ideas. We pause this moment to hear Your still small voice that beckons 
us to do what is good, to be what is good, that encourages us in the 
way of truth and points us to a healthy and whole understanding of our 
lives. May we take Your words of justice and peace, of righteousness 
and integrity and transpose those good words into deeds of caring and 
concern for others. This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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