[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 134 (Thursday, September 22, 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:
  God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.--
Psalm 46:1.
  Almighty God, sovereign Lord of history and nations, You are needed 
here. Your presence, Your mercy, Your judgment, Your wisdom, Your love. 
We need You in this formidable arena of controversy, conflict, and 
compromise, where unnumbered agendas converge and demand attention, 
where special interests collide, where strong wills clash. We need You 
when tempers rise, emotions boil, frustration enervates, and suppressed 
anger explodes.
  Gracious God, in this vortex of the storm where personal, local, 
regional, national, international, and special interests concentrate, 
give to the leaders, the Senators, and their staffs, grace exceeding 
the tempest.
  In the name of Him whose peace the world cannot give nor take away. 
Amen.

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