[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 40 (Thursday, April 14, 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:
  Behold, how good and how pleasant it is when we dwell together in 
unity!--Psalm 133:1.
  Gracious Father in Heaven, we ask for a very special touch of God 
upon the Senators today and throughout this weekend as they meet in 
their party conferences to do whatever their agenda may be. Grant to 
them safety in travel going and coming, a sense of Your presence in the 
conference, and a desire to be servants of God as well as of the 
people. Grant them guidance as their agenda unfolds, wisdom in 
approaching whatever issues arise, a fresh sense of the desperate need 
of the world for American leadership, and the desperate need in America 
for strong leaders who will guide the Nation in its vital 
responsibility to the world.
  May the weekend be a time of strengthening family relationships for 
those families present, to deepen personal relationships between the 
Senators, and enlarge their vision to comprehend the strategic position 
in which they serve the people, the Nation, and the world.
  We pray in His name who is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. 
Amen.

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