[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S6369]
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:
  God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always 
having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every 
good work.--II Corinthians 9:8.
  Gracious Father, we claim this Biblical promise as we begin this new 
day. We thank You for Your amazing grace, Your unqualified love, and 
forgiveness that flows from Your heart into our hearts filling up our 
diminished reserves. We are energized by the realization that You have 
chosen to be our God and have chosen us to belong first and foremost to 
You. So we clarify our priorities and commit ourselves to seek first 
Your will and put that above all else. It is liberating to know that 
You will supply all we need, in all sufficiency, to discern and do what 
glorifies You. Grant us wisdom, Lord, for the decisions of this day.
  We ask this not for our own personal success but for our beloved 
Nation. America deserves the very best from us today. Experience has 
taught us that You alone can empower us to be the leaders America 
needs. Fill us with a new passion for patriotism and fresh commitment 
for the responsibilities of leadership You have entrusted to us.
  In the name of Him who helps us live every day to the fullest. Amen.
  

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