[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 3 (Friday, January 6, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S529]
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:
  Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the 
Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul and with all 
thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in 
thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, 
and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou 
walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up.--Deuteronomy 6:4-7.
  God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, God of our fathers, we pray this 
morning for our families. Be especially with those who are traumatized 
by the process of moving to Washington--finding a residence and 
settling in a new neighborhood--as the typical Senate schedule begins 
to build. Help your servants to take seriously the fact that the 
foundation of the social order is the family. As the family 
disintegrates, society collapses. Grant to every spouse and every child 
a special dispensation of grace as the process of legislation demands 
more and more time from Senators and staffs.
  Gracious Father in Heaven, bless our families. Help us to be faithful 
to them in giving our love, attention, and care. Help us to be faithful 
to ourselves, allowing time to receive the love, patience, and support 
from our families which we need and depend upon so much.
  Eternal God, as I close this prayer, thank you for the great 
privilege of serving the Senate through seven Congresses.
  In the name of the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. Amen.

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