[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  We learn from the book of Psalms that we should make a joyful noise 
to You, O God, and that we should break forth into joyous song and sing 
praises. With all of the suffering and pain in the world, let us begin 
our day by giving thanks to You, gracious God, for Your goodness and 
Your love to us and to all people. You lead us when we are lost; You 
comfort us when we are weak; You forgive us when we have missed the 
mark, and You show us the path of good will and peace. With 
gratefulness and praise we laud Your name and ask for Your blessing. 
This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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