[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 85 (Monday, May 22, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S7027]
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 history, we gain perspective on the perplexities of the 
present by remembering how Your power has been released in response to 
prayer in the past. We think of Washington on his knees, of Franklin 
asking for prayer when the Constitutional Convention was deadlocked, of 
Lincoln praying for wisdom in the dark night of our Nation's divided 
soul. Gratefully, also we remember Your answers to prayers seeking Your 
strength in struggles and Your courage in crises. Most of all, today we 
remember those times when Your guidance brought consensus out of 
conflict, and creative decisions out of discord.
  In the midst of the continuing discussion and debate over the budget, 
once again we need Your divine intervention and inspiration. Watch over 
this Senate during this strategic week. May the Senators be united in 
seeking Your best for the future of our Nation. Give them strength to 
communicate their perception of truth with mutual respect and without 
rancor. We are of one voice in asking for Your blessing on this Senate 
as it exercises the essence of democracy in this vital debate. You have 
been our guide over the 206 years of the history of the Senate of the 
United States, and we trust You to lead us forward today. In Your holy 
name. Amen.


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