[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest chaplain, Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth, offered the following 
prayer:
  Let us pray together:
  Loving God, we thank You for the wonderful gift of a new day. You 
have said, ``This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be 
glad in it.''--Psalm 118:24.
  May today be a day of gladness and rejoicing. We rejoice in Your 
mercy, Your patience, and Your justice. We are glad that You have 
provided everything we need for life now and life everlasting. We pray, 
dear God, for Your wisdom and Your will to be made known and done in 
this assembly today.
  Your word tells us ``righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a 
reproach to any people.''--Proverbs 14:34. Help us this day be 
righteous people. In so doing, Your promise to our Nation is secure. 
Grant Your wisdom to these women and men of the U.S. Senate who serve 
at Your pleasure for Your people. I pray they might have courage to do 
what is right and that they feel Your strength and protection as they 
serve You by serving others.
  I pray also for their families and friends who often must sacrifice 
time and treasure so they may serve. Wherever they are, and whatever 
they are doing, speak a word of peace to them at this moment. May the 
issues before this assembly today be discussed and decided with firm 
reliance upon Your providence and guidance. Amen.

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