[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

God moves in mysterious ways
His wonders to perform.
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour.
[Leave to history what is past
And receive His mighty power.]
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain.
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.--William Cowper.

  Dear God, we thank You for the progress being made in negotiations on 
the balanced budget. Keep us steady on the course. It is the set of the 
sail and not the gale that determines the way the ship will go. We pray 
for Your spirit to continue to guide the President and Vice President, 
our majority leader, and the Speaker of the House. Keep them open to 
You and each other. Give strength to those charged with hammering out 
the specifics of an emerging agreement. We trust You to bring this 
crucial process to a successful completion. There is no limit to what 
can be accomplished when we give You the glory. In the name of our 
Lord. Amen.

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