[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 179 (Monday, November 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16943]
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, Ultimate Sovereign of this Nation and of our lives, we 
commit this day to seek to know and do Your will. Our desire is to do 
what is best for our Nation. Help us to wait on You and listen 
patiently for Your voice whispering in our souls solutions for the 
complexities we face. Guide us to express our convictions with courage, 
but also with an openness to others. Give us humility to be more 
concerned to be on Your side than assuming You are on our side.
  In the present conflict between the Congress and the President over 
the Federal budget, and with the looming crisis of governmental 
shutdown, we ask You to bless the negotiations of this day. Help the 
President and the leaders of the House and Senate to combine 
confrontation and compromise as they work together to find a solution 
to the present deadlock. We all have in common our trust in You and our 
dedication to serve our Nation. We relinquish our desire simply to win 
in a contest of wills. If we all seek You and Your righteousness, we 
know You will show us the answer. For Your name's sake and the good of 
America. Amen.

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