[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 60 (Friday, March 31, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S4961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Almighty God, our refuge and our strength, a very present help in 
trouble, You have made this Senate a family in which we not only work 
together to lead this Nation, but also share with each other the joys 
and sorrows of life. In times of tragedies and loss, we stand with each 
other. When one suffers pain or grief, we all feel it acutely.
  This morning we reach out with love and empathy to our colleague and 
friend, Senator Rod Grams, as he endures the excruciating grief over 
the death of his infant grandson, Blake Eugene.
  Comfort and encourage the mother. Give her Your strength and peace. 
Help her to trust You to sustain her through the anguish she is 
experiencing.
  We ask You to give to Senator Grams the grace and wisdom he will need 
to lead his family through this troubled time. Free him from the 
``why?'' questions for which there seem to be no answers, to receive 
the sure answer of Your healing presence. You do not will or cause the 
untimely death of a child, but You do give us strength to believe that 
death has been conquered and Blake Eugene is among the cherubim of 
Heaven.
  And now we commit to You the work of this day. Draw us into deeper 
friendship with You and each other. In the name of Him who gives us 
eternal life. Amen.


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