[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Richard C. Halverson, D.D., offered the 
following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own 
understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy 
paths.--Proverbs 3:5, 6.
  Almighty God of all wisdom and all power, manifest Yourself to us 
today, Your availability, Your relevance, according to the proverb with 
which this prayer began. Enable the Senators to make Godroom in their 
deliberations, their negotiations, and decisions. As they struggle for 
compromise, protect them from personal animosities which alienate and 
delay resolution. Restrain their tongues from speaking words which will 
later be regretted and, despite all the pressure, Lord, may their 
thoughts be always issue-oriented. Direct their paths in the way of 
respect and love and peace to just and satisfactory ends.
  In the name of the Prince of Peace. Amen.

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