[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 108 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S9325]
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, You know what we need before we ask You, and yet, You 
encourage us to seek, knock, and ask. When we truly seek You and really 
desire Your will, You do guide us in what to ask. When we ask what You 
guide, You provide.
  Our day is filled with challenges and decisions that will test our 
own knowledge and experience. We dare not trust in our own 
understanding. In the quiet of this moment fill our inner wells with 
Your Spirit. Our deepest desire is to live today for Your glory and by 
Your grace.
  We praise You that it is Your desire to give good gifts to those who 
ask You. You give strength and courage when we seek You above anything 
else. You guide the humble and teach them Your way. We open our minds 
to receive Your inspiration. Astound us with new insight and fresh 
ideas we would not conceive without Your blessing.
  Make us maximum by Your Spirit for the demanding responsibilities and 
relationships of this day. Then we will say with the Psalmist, ``Lord 
is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; 
therefore, my heart greatly rejoices.''--Psalm 28:7. Amen.

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