[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 60 (Monday, May 16, 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:
  As we begin our prayer today, let us pray in silence for Sherry 
Jenkins and all of her family in the tragic death of her sister, that 
all who grieve may find comfort and consolation in the loving care of 
God the Father.
  Eternal God, the words of the first President of the United States 
remind us of the faith which conceived and constructed our great 
Nation. In his first inaugural address in 1789, George Washington said: 
``It would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, 
my fervent supplication to that Almighty Being who rules over the 
universe, who presides in the councils of nations, and whose 
providential aids can supply every human defect, that His benediction 
may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the people of the 
United States * * *.''
  Desperately, our Lord, we need a resurgence of our founders' faith. 
As we struggle with a disintegrating culture, awaken us to our need. 
Restore to us the faith which gave birth to our remarkable Nation.
  In His name who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Amen.

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