[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 110 (Monday, July 10, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S9597]
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, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, full of love and 
compassion, abundant in grace and truth, we praise You for being the 
faithful initiator and inspiration of prayer. We need not search for 
You, because You have found us; we need not ask for Your presence, 
because You already are impinging on our minds and hearts; we need not 
convince You of our concerns, because You know what we need even before 
we ask. What we do need are humble and receptive minds. Awe and wonder 
grip us as we realize that You want our attention and want to use us to 
accomplish Your plans for our Nation. We openly confess the inadequacy 
of our limited understanding. Infuse us with Your wisdom.
  The week ahead is filled with crucial and controversial issues to be 
debated and decided. Reveal Your will for what is best for our Nation. 
We yield our minds to think, and then communicate, Your thoughts. 
Invade our attitudes with Your patience so that we will be able to work 
effectively with those who differ with us. Help us to listen to others 
as attentively as we want them to listen to us. In the midst of 
controversy keep us unified in the bond of our greater commitment to be 
servant-leaders of our Nation.
  And as we press on with our work that You have given us to do, we 
commit to You the care of our loved ones and friends who need Your 
physical healing and Your spiritual strength. In Your holy name, Amen.

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