[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 99 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S8525]
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, before us is a brand-new day filled with opportunities 
to live out our calling as servant leaders. We trust You to guide us so 
that all we do and say will be to Your glory.
  Since we will pass through this day only once, if there is any 
kindness we can express, any affirmation we can communicate, any help 
we can give, free us to do it today. Help us to be sensitive to what is 
happening with people around us. We know that there are unmet needs 
beneath the surface of the most successful and the most self-assured. 
Today some are enduring hidden physical and emotional pain, others are 
fearful of an uncertain future, and still others carry burdens of worry 
for families or friends. May we take no one for granted, but instead be 
communicators of Your love and encouragement.
  As this intense and busy week comes to a close, we express our 
gratitude for all of the people who make this Senate function so 
effectively: Each Senator's staff, the officers and staff of the 
Senate, the guards and the Secret Service, the maintenance crews and 
the people who work so faithfully in hundreds of crucial tasks. Today, 
as the Senate pages graduate, we thank You for these outstanding young 
men and women who have served in the Senate for these past months. We 
thank You for each one of these future leaders of our Nation. Lord, You 
have richly blessed this Senate so that You can bless this Nation 
through its inspired leadership. In Your holy name. Amen.

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