[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 173 (Friday, November 3, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16637]
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:
  The Moses motto for living gives us the secret of making this a great 
day. He said, ``So you shall rejoice in every good thing which the Lord 
Your God has given you.''--Deuteronomy 26:11.
  Gracious God, this is a day for rejoicing over the manifold good 
things You have given us. Help us to take nothing and no one for 
granted. As we move through this day we want to savor the sheer wonder 
of being alive as citizens of this land of freedom and democracy. Thank 
You for the intellectual ability to think, understand, and receive Your 
guidance. We praise You for the people of our lives. Help us to 
appreciate the never-to-be-repeated miracle of each personality. Give 
us patience and sensitivity for those who are troubled. We are grateful 
for work to do, challenges that make us depend on You more, and 
opportunities beyond our abilities that force us to trust You for 
wisdom and strength. We rejoice over Your daily interventions to help 
us. Today, we even rejoice in our problems, for we know that they will 
be occasions for You to show us Your power to provide solutions. Rather 
than saying, ``Get me out of this!'' help us to pray, ``Lord, what do 
You want me to get out of this?'' Then free us to rejoice in the 
privilege of new discoveries. In all things, great and small, we 
rejoice in You, gracious Lord of All. Amen.

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