[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S2583]
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  The Senate met at 9:15 a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was 
called to order by the President pro tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Today's prayer will be offered by a guest 
chaplain, the Reverend Richard C. Halverson, Jr., Arlington, VA.
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                                 prayer

  The guest chaplain, the Reverend Richard C. Halverson, Jr., of 
Arlington, VA, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Almighty God, Thy Word declares: ``And thou shalt love the Lord thy 
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, 
and with all thy strength: This is the first commandment. And the 
second is like, namely this, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 
There is none other commandment greater than these.''
  Lord, on this St. Valentine's Day, as we labor to pass important 
legislation, cause us to observe that preeminent law which was decreed 
at the beginning of time, which is revered in every religion, and which 
is the foundation of every good law, the law of love.
  Help us, Lord, to love Thee, whom we most often neglect. Help us to 
love our neighbor, whom we cannot always select. Help us to love 
ourselves, whom we sometimes do not accept. And help us to love our 
country in the laws we here direct.
  In the name of Him who is incarnate love, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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