[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 21, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S4207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Lloyd John Ogilvie, D.D., offered the 
following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Almighty God, Sovereign of this Nation and Lord of our lives, we 
begin this day by remembering Benjamin Franklin's words to George 
Washington at the Constitutional Convention:
  ``I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more 
convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs 
of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is 
it possible that an empire can rise without His aid? I believe that 
without His concurring aid, we shall succeed no better than the 
builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our partial local interests; 
our projects will be confounded * * *.''
  Gracious Lord, we join our voices with our Founding Forefathers in 
confessing our total dependence upon You. We believe that You are the 
author of the glorious vision that gave birth to our beloved Nation. 
What You began You will continue to develop to full fruition and today 
the women and men of this Senate will grapple with the issues of moving 
this Nation forward in keeping with Your vision. It is awesome to 
realize that You use us to accomplish Your goals. So keep us mindful of 
the eight words of God-centered leadership: Without You we can't; 
without us You won't. Think Your thoughts through us; speak Your truth 
through our words; enable Your best for America by what You lead us to 
decide. In Your holy name. Amen.

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