[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 211 (Friday, December 29, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S19301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Father Paul Lavin, pastor of Saint Joseph's on 
Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  We stand before You, O Lord, conscious of our sinfulness, but aware 
of Your love for us.
  Come to us, remain with us, and enlighten our hearts.
  Give us light and strength to know Your will, to make it our own and 
to live it in our lives.
  Guide us by Your wisdom, support us by Your power, keep us faithful 
to all that is true.
  You desire justice for all; enable us to uphold the rights of others; 
do not allow us to be misled by ignorance or corrupted by fear or 
favor.
  Glory and praise to You for ever and ever. Amen.

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