[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 144 (Friday, September 15, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S13627]
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:
  Almighty God, whose mercies are new every morning, we praise You for 
Your faithfulness. You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. 
Thank You for the strength, security, and serenity You provide in the 
midst of the strain and stress of heavy responsibilities and long 
hours. Refresh us physically and renew our minds. Give us light when 
our vision is dim, courage when we need to be bold, decisiveness when 
we are tempted to equivocate, and fresh hope when others are 
discouraged. Help us to listen to You so that our decisions are guided 
by how we perceive You would have us decide. Also make us more 
attentive listeners to each other so that we may be receptive to the 
deeper truth You give when there is honest, open debate. Give us unity 
in diversity and the oneness of a shared patriotism. Keep us from the 
grimness of taking ourselves too seriously and not taking You seriously 
enough. You hold us together when ideas, policies, and points of view 
would divide us. Help us to reach out to one another to affirm our 
oneness of our faith in You and our high calling to lead this Nation. 
So we commit this day to emulate Your faithfulness in the work You have 
given us to do. In the name of our Lord. Amen.

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