[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 184 (Saturday, November 18, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S17421]
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:
  Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own 
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct 
your paths.
  Lord, we accept this admonition as both a prognosis and a 
prescription for our deepest need this morning. Trust in You is the 
only healing antidote to tension. We admit that the tension does grow 
as sessions of the Senate become longer and debate becomes more 
intense.
  And here we are on a Saturday morning with the fresh memories of loss 
for some and victories for others over the vote on the budget last 
evening. Some are proud of their success and others feel their pride is 
wounded. Meanwhile, Government is shut down in the deadlock between the 
Congress and the President. We carefully tabulate the balance of 
criticism or confirmation from our constituencies, but the real 
question is what You think.
  Individually and corporately we put our trust in You. We resist the 
habitual tendency to lean on our own understanding; we acknowledge our 
need for Your wisdom in our search for solutions we all can support. As 
an intentional act of will, we commit to You everything we think, say, 
and do today. Direct our paths as we give precedence to principle over 
party and loyalty to You over anything else. We need You, Father. 
Strengthen each one and strengthen our oneness. In the name of our 
Lord. Amen.

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