[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S9199]
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:
  Gracious Lord, we begin the work of this day with awe and wonder. You 
have chosen and called us to know, love, and serve You. Through the 
years You have honed the intellect, talent, and ability You have 
entrusted to each of us. With providential care You have opened doors 
of opportunity, education, culture, and experience. Most important of 
all, You have shown us that daily You are ready and willing to equip us 
with supernatural power through the anointing of our minds with the 
gifts of Your Spirit: wisdom, knowledge, discernment, and vision of 
Your priorities.
  When we ask You, You reveal Your truth and give us insight on how to 
apply it to specific decisions before us. We say with the Psalmist, 
``In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with 
strength in my soul.''--Psalm 138:3.
  We thank You that in a time of restless relativism and easy 
equivocation, You make us leaders who are intrepidly bold in the 
fecklessness of our time. Now, as the Senators press on to the votes 
and responsibilities of this day continue to give them the boldness of 
Your strength in their souls, manifested in conviction and courage. In 
Your holy name. Amen.


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