[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 187 (Monday, November 27, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S17513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, we return to our work today after the Thanksgiving 
holiday with a glow of gratitude. Thanksgiving is the memory of the 
heart. It gives us an opportunity to count our manifold blessings as 
individuals and as a nation and humbly thank You for all You have done 
for us. As we have looked back over the past with gratitude, and then 
looked up to You with praise, now we are ready to look forward with 
hope.
  We press on with renewed hope for the debate over crucial issues 
before us. We know that if we trust You and proceed with honest 
exchange and civility, You will help us succeed together.
  Make us so secure in Your love that our egos will not get in the way; 
grant us Your power so we will not need to manipulate in a power 
struggle; free us from secondary loyalties so we can focus as our 
primary concern the future of our Nation. Thank You for the strength 
and vitality that surges within us when we reaffirm that living each 
day as if it were our only day makes for a total life lived at full 
potential. In the name of our Lord. Amen.

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