[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 212 (Saturday, December 30, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S19345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we thank You for dividing our life into years. You have 
given us a New Year's inning to prepare us for a new beginning; You 
have opened Your forgiving heart, and You have offered us a fresh 
start. With freedom from the past, we have hope in You that will last. 
Lord, show us the way and grant us courage for each new day.
  If ever we needed Your wisdom and guidance it is now. We stand on the 
threshold of a new year loaded down with the heavy burdens of 
unresolved issues of the balanced budget. Grant the President and the 
leaders of Congress a special anointing of Your healing, reconciling 
power. The Nation and the world stand on tiptoe waiting to see how 
great leaders can put their trust in You, and then trust each other as 
they work together to resolve differences.
  Now, Lord, we commit to You this day and all of the challenges and 
opportunities of this new year. Continue to fill this Senate Chamber 
with Your presence. May the Senators be aware of Your spirit impinging 
on their minds. May they listen to Your voice before they speak and 
then speak with echoes of Your tone, tenor, and truth. We humbly ask 
for supernatural power for the awesome demands of leadership in this 
year ahead. In the name of our Lord. Amen.

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