[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S8199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we praise You that it is Your will to give good things 
to those who ask You. You give strength and power to Your people when 
we seek You above anything else. You guide the humble and teach them 
Your way. Help us to humble ourselves as we begin this day so that 
there will be no need for life to humiliate us because of any vestige 
of arrogance in us. We ask for the true humility of total dependence on 
You.
  You know what we need before we ask You, and yet, encourage us to 
seek, knock, and ask in our prayers. When we truly seek You and really 
desire Your will, You do guide us in what to ask. We ask for Your 
indwelling Spirit to empower us.
  Our day is filled with challenges and decisions beyond our own 
knowledge and experience. We dare not press ahead on our own resources. 
In the quiet of this magnificent moment of conversation with You we 
commit this day. We want to live it to Your glory. We ask for the 
wisdom of Your Holy Spirit for the decisions of this day.
  Make us maximum by Your Spirit for the demanding responsibilities and 
relationships of this day. We say with the Psalmist, ``Blessed be the 
Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation!''--
Psalm 68:19. Lord, anoint our minds with the benefits of vision and 
discernment. Thank You in advance for these blessings. Amen.


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