[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S3853]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Lloyd John Ogilvie, D.D., offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Almighty God, ultimate Sovereign of this Nation, gracious Lord of our 
personal lives, and Providential Guide of this Senate, we dedicate this 
day to do justly, love mercy, and to walk humbly with You. We are 
challenged by the realization that the Hebrew meaning of ``walk 
humbly'' means ``to walk attentively.'' And so, we commit our minds and 
hearts to listen attentively to You.
  Speak to us so that what we speak may be an echo of Your voice which 
has sounded in the depth of our receptive souls. In the din of the 
cacophony of voices demanding our attention and the pressure of the 
self-seeking forces willfully dominated by self-interest, help us to 
seek to know and do Your will for what is best for our beloved Nation. 
Help us to remember that no problem is too small to escape Your concern 
and no perplexity too great to resist Your solutions. Grant us the 
greatness of minds tuned to the frequency of the Spirit's guidance. 
Free us of any tenaciously held positions that may not have been 
refined by careful listening to You so that our united position 
together may be that of women and men committed to Your righteousness 
and justice. So we say with Samuel of old, ``Speak Lord, Your servant 
listens''--I Samuel 3:9. And the same blessing we seek for us this day, 
we pray for our President, the House of Representatives, the Justices, 
and all who carry the awesome responsibilities of government in every 
city and State of our land. Lord God of Hosts be with us yet, lest we 
forget to listen to You.
  In Your holy name, amen.
  

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