[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 91 (Thursday, July 14, 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:
  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.
  Sovereign Lord, perfect in wisdom, who knowest all things, cover the 
Senate with Your grace and love. When the press and the media have 
finished their tasks, when the talk shows have exhausted their 
discussions, when the citizens have written all their letters, when the 
lobbyists have done their work, the 100 men and women who comprise this 
body are left with the decisions--decisions which encompass the needs 
of individual constituents; cities, counties, and States; multitudes of 
organizations; and critical issues of international importance. In the 
words of a former President, ``The buck stops here.''
  Gracious God, help the Senators and their staffs understand that You 
are interested in the microscopic, as well as the cosmic. Help them 
seek Your counsel, Your direction, and lead them in the way that will 
mean the greatest good for the greatest number in every circumstance. 
Let the light of Your truth shine upon the Senate.
  In the name of the Light of the world we pray. Amen.

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