[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 202 (Sunday, December 17, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18787]
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, when there is no place else to turn, it is time to 
return to You. The present crisis over the budget has confronted us 
with our human inadequacy to handle things on our own.
  So here we are on a Sunday afternoon. We all believe in You, love our 
Nation, and are called to patriotism. We pray very specifically for our 
principal leaders. For the welfare of the Nation, the good of the 
Government, and the continued respect of our people, we ask You to 
motivate President Clinton to call together Bob Dole, Tom Daschle, Newt 
Gingrich, and all those involved in assisting in this negotiation. We 
join with millions of Americans in praying that You will give these 
leaders the courage to keep working until the issues are resolved, the 
determination to find answers, and the desire to give as well as take 
in the disputation. You are ready to help those who confess their 
dependence on You for wisdom to find workable solutions and creative 
compromises. When we humbly ask for Your guidance together, You open 
the channels of communication and give us the will to negotiate. The 
place for greatness is here; the time for greatness is now. We thank 
You in advance for the answer to this prayer. In the name of our Lord. 
Amen.

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