[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 158 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S15069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  A voice from the past calls us to make our work this day an 
expression of our faith. In 1780, Samuel Adams said, ``If you carefully 
fulfill the various duties of life, from a principle of obedience to 
your heavenly Father, you will enjoy that peace which the world cannot 
give nor take away.'' Let us pray:
  Gracious Father, we seek to be obedient to You as we fulfill the 
sacred duties of this Senate today. May the Senators and all who assist 
them see the work of this day as an opportunity to glorify You by 
serving our country. We renew our commitment to excellence in all that 
we do. Our desire is to know and do Your will. Grant us a profound 
experience of Your peace, true serenity in our souls, that comes from 
complete trust in You and dependence on Your guidance. Free us of 
anything that would distract us or disturb us as we give ourselves to 
the tasks and challenges today. In the Lord's name. Amen.

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