[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 22, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Richard C. Halverson, D.D., offered the 
following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant.--
Matthew 20:27.
  Gracious God our Father, we pray this morning with profound gratitude 
for all the men and women who, though invisible to the public, provide 
the Senate with services without which it could not function. We thank 
Thee for their dedication, for the long hours many of them work, often 
reporting long before the Senate opens and remaining long after it 
recesses. We thank You for their faithful labors when the Senators 
return to their States to respond to constituent needs. We thank You 
that often they serve as shock absorbers against exploitation of the 
Senators. We ask Thy blessing upon these faithful men and women, hard 
at work behind the scenes. Help us to be sensitive to their needs and 
the needs of their families, and to remember how indispensable they are 
to the business of the United States.
  We pray this in the name of Him who was the Servant of servants. 
Amen.

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