[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 17, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S6767]
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, You have shown us that You want to guide what we pray, 
so that You can grant us the desires of our hearts. We begin this day 
with King Solomon's response to Your question, ``Ask! What shall I give 
you?'' Then Solomon asked for what we desire for the work of this day. 
He confessed his own inadequacy and need for strength to grasp the 
challenges of being a leader. Then he asked for an ``understanding 
heart.'' We are moved by the translation of the Hebrew words for 
``understanding heart,'' meaning a ``hearing heart.'' Solomon wanted to 
hear both Your voice and the voice of the people expressing their 
needs, and be able to respond and speak to those needs out of the depth 
of wisdom that came from a heart tuned to Your spirit's supernatural 
power. May the response You gave to Solomon be the response You give to 
the women and men of this Senate who long to know and do Your will: 
``See, I have given You a wise and understanding heart.'' The heart of 
the matter is the heart: Your heart speaking to our hearts. Help us to 
listen, Lord. Amen.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SIMON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Inhofe). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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