[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 26, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S5683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Dr. T. Warren Moorhead, offered the 
following prayer:
  May we pray:
  Holy God, You are almighty, You alone are holy. As Lord of the 
universe, Sovereign Ruler of nations and men, and Holy Redeemer of the 
unborn, the living, and the dead, we join this Senate today confessing 
our unworthiness in Your presence. You are total love. Through the 
example of Your son, You taught us to love one another and to reach out 
to our neighbor, as well as our enemy. But too often we have been 
consumed by our own selfish concerns. Why must it take, O God, a 
tragedy as occurred last week to shock our Nation into realizing the 
potential evil inherent in every man's heart and our ultimate 
hopelessness without the manifestation of Your love in each of us 
through Your son, Jesus Christ.
  You are God and we are but persons of clay. We begin this 
congressional day by acknowledging Your power and requesting Your 
guidance in all deliberations. Holy Father, give the Members of this 
body not only the wisdom to know right but also the courage to do what 
is right. The Members of this Chamber are accountable to the people of 
these United States but ultimately to You. Psalms 72 reminds us that 
You, God, give rulers Your justice that they may judge Your people with 
righteousness, Your poor with compassion, that they may defend the 
cause of the destitute, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the 
oppressor. Lord, may You give to the esteemed men and women of this 
sacred Chamber the willingness to cooperate with You in promoting 
justice and righteousness, establishing peace and tranquility across 
our troubled land. May we strive for the day when peace covers the 
Earth as water covers the sea.
  Holy God, today, great pressures will be brought to bear on the men 
and women of this room. Remind them now that You allowed the people to 
elect them because of their inner strengths that will protect them from 
outside pressures. May the words of their mouths, the meditations of 
their hearts, and the actions of their hands be acceptable in Your 
sight this day. In Jesus' name I ask this. Amen.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The distinguished Senator from Georgia is 
recognized.
  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Santorum). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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