[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 61 (Monday, April 3, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S5025]
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:
  Lord of creation, You have written Your signature in the bursting 
beauty of this magnificent spring morning in our Nation's Capital. The 
breathtaking splendor of the cherry blossoms blankets the city with 
fairyland wonder. The daffodils and crocuses have opened to express 
Your glory. Now Lord, tune our hearts to join with all of nature in 
singing Your praise.
  We thank You for the rebirth of hope that comes with this season of 
renewal. You remind us, ``Behold I make all things new!'' As the seeds 
and bulbs have germinated in the earth, so You have prepared us to 
burst forth in newness of life. We forget the former things and claim 
Your new beginning for us. Help us to accept Your forgiveness and be 
giving and forgiving people. Clean out the hurting memories of our 
hearts so that we may be open channels of Your vibrant, creative spirit 
as we tackle problems and grasp the possibilities of this day.
  Lord, we want to live this day in the flow of Your grace. We put You 
and truth first, our Nation and its future second, and our party third. 
Help us not to reverse the order. For the sake of the future of our 
beloved Nation and by Your power. Amen.


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