[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2696]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend James David Ford, D.D., offered the 
following prayer:
  We are appreciative, O God, of our own heritage of faith for we know 
that we have gained strength and confidence by knowing our traditions 
and the values that make our traditions come alive. Yet we celebrate 
this day, gracious God, the opportunities that we have to hear other 
voices of faith and to learn about differing traditions. Grant every 
person, whatever their background or responsibility, not only to 
experience the fullness of their own faith, but to understand more 
fully the practice and traditions of others. Help us to lift our eyes 
and open our ears so we realize more fully that every person has been 
created in Your image and we share together in Your abiding spirit and 
love. This is our earnest prayer. Amen.

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