[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 209 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S19295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Father Paul Lavin, offered the following prayer:
  In the Book of Wisdom, Solomon prays: ``God of my fathers, Lord of 
mercy, You who have made all things by Your word and in Your wisdom 
have established man to rule the creatures produced by You, to govern 
the world in holiness and justice, and to render judgment and integrity 
of heart, give me wisdom, the attendant at Your throne and reject me 
not from among Your children.''
  Let us pray:
  Good and gracious God, give to the men and women of this Senate and 
to their staffs a share in Your wisdom. Let it be by the light of Your 
understanding that they see the real needs of our Nation and of the 
world. Let it be by the grace of Your courage that they each take the 
next best step in responding to those real needs. Share with us, O 
Lord, Your wisdom. We ask this in Your holy name. Amen.

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