[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 125 (Monday, July 31, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10911]
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:
  As we begin this day we grieve the death of our fellow worker and 
friend, Gerald Hackett, who served as executive clerk for 29 of his 33 
years with the Senate. We pray for a special measure of God's comfort 
for his wife, Mary Ellen, and his family.
  Dear God, our Creator, sustainer, and strength, You have given us the 
gift of life, blessed us with this new week, and given us work to do 
for Your glory. May three words--admit, submit, and commit--be the 
equation of excellence in our work today.
  Father, we admit our need of Your insight and inspiration. You never 
intended that we should depend only on our own intellect and 
understanding. We humbly place our total dependence on Your power to 
maximize the use of the talents You have entrusted to us.
  Sovereign of our lives, we submit to You the specific challenges and 
opportunities before us. We accept Your absolute reign and rule in our 
minds. Guide us Lord. Thank You for the peace of mind we have when we 
submit our needs to You.
  Source of our courage, we unreservedly commit to You our lives and 
the decisions to be made today. We relinquish our control and 
intentionally ask You to take charge. Think and speak through us.

  Thank You Lord, our eternal King;
   these bold petitions we bring.
  Your grace and mercy are such,
   we never can ask too much.

  Amen.

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