[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 40 (Friday, March 3, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S3439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Paul Lavin, pastor of St. Joseph's 
Catholic Church, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, offered the following 
prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Almighty Father, we acknowledge Your goodness and the great gifts You 
have given to our Nation. Give the Members of the U.S. Senate the grace 
of Your wisdom and understanding to call our Nation to respond wisely 
to Your gifts.
  With Your help may our Nation be an image of justice, a mirror of 
sanctity, a protector of the truth, a refuge for the oppressed, a 
treasure to the poor, a hope to the wretched.
  Direct all our actions by Your holy inspiration and carry them on by 
Your gracious assistance that every work of this Senate may begin from 
You and with Your grace, be part of Your work to make our world a more 
just and decent place.


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