[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 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:
  In a moment of silent prayer, let us remember retired Capitol Police 
Officer Raymond Dextradeur, who is very ill at Andrews Hospital, and 
his family.
  If any offend not in word, the same is perfect * * * the tongue is a 
fire * * * and setteth on fire the course of nature * * * the tongue 
can no one tame * * * --James 3:2, 6, 8.
  Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be 
established.--Proverbs 16:3.
  Eternal God, Lord of Heaven and Earth, loving and gracious in all Thy 
ways, may we heed this wisdom from the Bible. Sometimes in the heat of 
debate, especially under great pressure, we say things which would be 
better left unsaid. We know that words can be destructive as well as 
constructive. Under the pressure and tension of these days, give to 
Your servants, the Senators, the wisdom of God in thinking and 
speaking. Sensitize them to the wise saying of King Solomon, the wisest 
man who ever lived: ``Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts 
shall be established.''
  Bless this House with love and grace, mighty God, the Senators, their 
families, and all the support staffs and their families.
  To the glory of God and for the blessing of the Nation. Amen.

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