[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 72 (Friday, June 10, 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:
  Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give 
you rest.--Matthew 11:28.
  Gracious Lord, we thank You for this loving invitation and pray that 
all who have need will respond. In our large Senate family, many may be 
hurting and most of us know nothing about it. This morning we pray for 
every person among the Senators and their families, all the staffs and 
their families, the pages and their families.
  God of love and mercy, be with those who are ill--in home or 
hospital. Make them conscious of the presence of the Great Physician. 
May they experience His healing power. Be with any who may have lost a 
loved one. Comfort them in their grief. Be with every family that is 
experiencing alienation. Lead them in the way of reconciliation and the 
restoration of relationships. We pray for husbands and wives who are 
struggling with their own relationships, with their children, or with 
their financial situation.
  Loving Savior, give each one who has a need, the grace to receive 
Your rest and strength and let Thy blessing abide upon all who labor 
here and their loved ones.
  In the name of the Great Physician, we pray. Amen.

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