[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 45 (Thursday, April 21, 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:
  * * * rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil * * * For he 
is the minister of God to thee for good.--Romans 13:3, 4.
  Eternal God who ordains the powers that be, we pray for a special 
measure of grace and wisdom for the servants You have ordained to lead 
the people. As election speculation approaches, it is very easy for 
Senators to capitulate to the voices of the people, and it is not 
uncommon for the ``squeaky wheel to get the grease.''
  Grant to Your servants sensitivity to the fact they are not only 
accountable to the people, but to God. The demands of the people are 
often based on self-interest. Encourage the Senators to be leaders as 
well as representatives when what is right transcends what the people 
demand. Enable Your servants to hear and obey the voice of conscience 
over the voices of the people, however high their decibels.
  Mighty God, grant Your servants the wisdom and the courage to do what 
is right for the people, the Nation, and the world as they deliberate 
and decide.
  In Jesus' name who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Amen.

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