[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 30, 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:
  O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! 
How unsearchable are His judgments, and how inscrutable His ways! For 
who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been His counselor? Or 
who hath given a gift to Him that it should be repaid? For from Him, 
and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. 
Amen.--Romans 11:33-36.
  Eternal God, infinite in wisdom, power, and love, make each of us 
aware of Thy presence in this Chamber at this critical time. Grant to 
each Senator a mighty visitation of Thy holy will. Thou knowest the 
circumstances which have brought us to this hour. Thou knowest the 
profound implications for the future of the Nation and the world, 
implicit in the issue confronting the Senate in this special session. 
Thou knowest the minds and hearts of the Senators, their own 
convictions and the pressures, pro and con, imposed upon them, as well 
as the challenge of the unknown.
  Let the light of God's truth illuminate their minds, give them 
insight and courage to obey their conscience. And may Thy will be done 
here today as it is in Heaven.
  To the glory of God and the welfare of the Nation. In the name of the 
King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Amen.

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