[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S12753]
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 God, the day stretches out before us filled with more to do 
than it seems possible to accomplish. The rigors of responsibilities 
and the pressures of people weigh heavily upon us. We are deeply 
concerned for our Nation and long to give inspired leadership.
  We humbly confess that in the midst of all the needs around us, our 
greatest need is to renew our relationship with You with an unreserved 
commitment of our lives to You. You have made commitment the secret of 
spiritual power for successful leadership. Thank You for the confidence 
we have when we commit to You our worries and fears and receive Your 
amazing grace and abundant guidance.
  So we renew our commitment to You as our Lord and Savior, our 
strength and courage, our guide and inspiration. We commit our 
relationship to You. Help us to communicate Your hope and encouragement 
to the people around us. Most of all, we commit to You the work of this 
Senate today. We are here by Your appointment to glorify You and not 
ourselves. We turn over to You the challenges and decisions before us 
today. God, bless America today throughout the work we do together. In 
our Lord's name. Amen.


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