[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 8 (Thursday, February 3, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest chaplain, the Reverend Hampton J. Rector, of Bloomfield, 
WV, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and 
from whom no secrets are hid:
  Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Thy Holy 
Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee, and worthily magnify Thy Holy 
Name; through Christ our Lord;
  Heavenly and Eternal Father, keep us mindful, both in this hallowed 
Chamber and in our places of work throughout the Senate complex, that 
our work this day is our worship;
  As in the words of the ancient collect just offered, we submit to 
Thee our minds and our hearts, our goals and our purposes, to be judged 
and guided by Thee;
  Let our labor be lifted up to Thee, that in all that we do in this 
place today, Thy will might be done;
  Let our efforts be measured not by our imperfect yardsticks, but by 
Thy infathomable plumb line;
  And share with us a sense of Thy justice, an intuition of Thy vision, 
and a knowledge of Thy righteousness;
  For these appeals we offer in Thy Name. Amen.

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