[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 55 (Monday, May 9, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Reverend Richard C. Halverson, Jr., of Falls Church, VA, offered 
the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Almighty God, may each person here, along with their associates 
elsewhere in the Senate, be reminded of their value to one another. 
When their work seems routine, may each realize that You have led them 
here for a purpose. As working relationships sometimes grow tense, 
remind them of their importance to one another--from the least to the 
greatest.
  We give thanks for the leadership of the Senators and their staffs; 
the Officers of the Senate and their staffs. We thank Thee for those 
who deliver messages and run errands. We are grateful for those who 
record, publish and file our proceedings; and for those who oversee the 
orderly procedure of each day's business.
  Remind us, Lord, that the smallest acts of kindness bear eternal 
fruit, and quiet words and deeds of love yield heavenly results. What 
progress could be made without the care of those who clean and maintain 
our buildings and grounds? Where would we be without the vigilant watch 
of our police and security officers? And to whom would we turn in the 
absence of those who prepare and serve our meals; order and repair our 
furnishings; keep our doors and guide our visitors?
  Lord, may Thy Word concerning the Body of Christ bear some 
application to the body of the Senate when it says, ``* * * now are 
they many members, yet * * * one body.'' One member ``* * * cannot say 
* * * I have no need of you * * *. Nay, much more those members of the 
body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary * * *. For * * * God 
hath tempered the body together * * * that the members should have the 
same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the 
members suffer with it, or one member be honored, all the members 
rejoice with it.''--I Corinthians 12:20-21; 24-26.
  In Christ's name, Amen.

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