[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 12, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18373]
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:
  Almighty God, Sovereign of this Nation, our Creator, Sustainer, and 
loving heavenly Father, thank You for these moments of profound 
communion with You. We come to You just as we are with our hurts and 
hopes, fears and frustrations, problems and perplexities. We also come 
to You with great memories of how You have helped us when we trusted 
You in the past. Now, in the peace of Your presence, we sense a fresh 
touch of Your spirit. With receptive minds and hearts wide open, we 
receive the inspiration and love You give so generously. Make us secure 
in Your grace and confident in Your goodness. We need Your power to 
carry the heavy responsibilities placed upon us. Humbly we ask for 
divine inspiration for the decisions of this day. Since we are here to 
please You in all we do, our hope is that at the end of this day we 
will hear Your voice sounding in our souls. ``Well done, good and 
faithful servant.'' In the name of our Lord. Amen.

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