[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 4, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S1]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing 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 silence, let us remember David Marcos, assistant 
executive clerk in the Secretary's office, who lost his wife, Ann, last 
Thursday.
  For there is no power but of God: The powers that be are ordained of 
God.--Romans 13:1.
  Eternal God, sovereign Lord of history, Governor of the nations, Your 
word is very clear. Authority comes from God, and authority is 
accountable to God. As the Senate opens the 104th Congress, engrave in 
the hearts and minds of Your servants this transcendent truth. Help 
them to live their lives and do their work profoundly aware of their 
God-ordained responsibility.
  Gracious God, grant to the Senators who are sworn in today a special 
sense of this profound fact, that they are here not simply because they 
sought the office or because the people elected them but that behind 
the whole process was the sovereign appointment of the Lord.
  Grant them grace to fulfill the purpose for which Thou hast placed 
them here. Be with their families as they make the adjustments to the 
tough schedules and the endless hours demanded of Senators. Grant to 
all who serve in the Senate the gifts of love and loyalty and patience.
  We pray in His name who is truth and love incarnate. Amen.

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