[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 174 (Monday, November 6, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Sovereign of the nations of the world, today we share a 
profound grief with Israel and all peace-loving people at the slaying 
of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Just a few days ago, here in the 
rotunda of the Capitol, we heard him speak of his commitment to peace 
as we celebrated the 3,000th anniversary of the city of Jerusalem. Only 
a few days before that we saw him sign the peace agreement and seal it 
with a historic handshake with Yasser Arafat at the White House. All of 
this was the fruit of his efforts in the negotiations at Oslo and 
subsequently his leadership in the 1993 agreement with the 
Palestinians. Oh God, this great and gracious man defied the risks and 
faced the dangers of being a peacemaker among his own people and in the 
Middle East. All because of the mandate for peace You placed as a 
passion in his heart.
  We abhor the violent, radical fanaticism that would viciously 
motivate a countryman to cause Rabin's untimely death. Now Lord, we ask 
You to stay the evil hand of terrorism in our time. We pray for the 
peace of Jerusalem, for Shimon Peres as he becomes acting Prime 
Minister, for President Clinton, and Secretary of State Christopher as 
they seek to stabilize the implementation of the peace agreement, may 
they be encouraged by our support. Oh, Jehovah Shalom, fill our hearts 
and minds with Your peace as we commit ourselves anew to be 
peacemakers. In Your holy name. Amen.

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