[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 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:
  In a moment of silence, let us remember Senator Shelby, who has had 
successful surgery and will be recovering; Senator Smith, who received 
good news regarding his 19-year-old daughter; and the families of 
Officer Steven Miles, whose mother passed away during recess, and 
Official Reporter of Debates Joel Breitner, whose father passed away.
  Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord * * * .--Psalm 33:12.
  Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, of Moses and the prophets, 
Jesus and the apostles, Lord God of the ages and all peoples of all 
races, grant that this Nation may fulfill its God-destined role among 
all nations.
  Heighten our gratitude for the blessings so lavishly bestowed upon 
us. Deepen our humility in recognition of the resources so uncommonly 
plentiful in our land. Broaden our sense of justice to include the 
deprived and the forgotten of the world. Lengthen the outreach of our 
love and goodness to all who suffer, the homeless and the hungry, the 
persecuted and the oppressed.
  Sensitize us to the hurt and pain of all peoples, at home and abroad. 
Make us advocates of the voiceless, the weak, the poor, the elderly, 
the neglected. Let compassion be the hallmark of our deliberations.
  We pray this in the matchless name of Him who, in love, gave His life 
for all peoples. Amen.

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