[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 16, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S6703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, whose dwelling place is the heart that longs for Your 
presence and the mind that humbly seeks Your truth, we eagerly ask for 
Your guidance for the work of this day. We confess anything that would 
hinder the flow of Your spirit in and through us. In our personal 
lives, heal any broken or strained relationships that would drain off 
creative energies. Lift our burdens and resolve our worries. Then give 
us a fresh experience of Your amazing grace that will set us free to 
live with freedom and joy.
  Now Lord, we are ready to work with great confidence fortified by the 
steady supply of Your strength. Give us the courage to do what we 
already know of Your will, so that You will give us more for the 
specific challenges of this day. In the debate of crucial issues, help 
us to listen attentively to each other. May we never think we have an 
exclusive corner on the truth. Enable us to be open to aspects of the 
truth You will provide through the voices of those who may differ with 
us. Our dominant desire is for Your best in the contemporary unfolding 
of the American dream. Lead on, O King Eternal, Sovereign of this land. 
Amen.


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