[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S14335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Dr. George Gray Toole, offered the 
following prayer:
  O God, You who have created the nations and so richly blessed our 
Nation and its people, we acknowledge Your presence and ask for Your 
guidance for the U.S. Senate. As it meets under the pressure of time 
and with so many crucial issues before it, we ask You to minister to 
its Members and support staff. Where weariness prevails, give them 
strength. Where matters become complex, give them discernment. When 
hard choices are to be made, give them integrity. Cause them to work in 
such a way that, when all of this is past, they may be content with the 
work they have accomplished. We do not ask that all of them be of one 
opinion, but that they be of one heart in their commitment to the 
people and principles of this Nation and to the way You have set before 
each and all of us. That this may be done, we come to You now, that You 
may lead them first before they seek to lead the people of this Nation. 
Use their gifts and talents, which are great in number and variety, and 
have them serve in a manner that will cause the citizens of this Nation 
to honor them. And in all things, let all that they do praise You. 
Amen.

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