[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S113]
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 Father, the one great need we all have in common is for a 
profound spiritual awakening. Stir our somnolent souls wide awake to 
experience Your presence. We praise You that You have created us to 
know, love, and serve You and have placed a longing within all of us 
for a deep relationship with You. We are astonished that even before we 
ask, You offer Your forgiveness. In spite of everything, You draw us 
closer to Your heart and offer us fresh grace.
  Thank You, dear God, for Your intervention to help us in these days 
of budget negotiations. May this time of respite lead us to resolution 
of the issues that still divide us. We want to be as quick to thank You 
for progress as we have been to ask for Your help in our problems. We 
face the future with renewed confidence in Your involvement in our 
human struggles as we seek to lead this Nation. We ask for the 
infilling of Your spirit into our minds so we may think Your thoughts, 
discover Your solutions, and act on Your guidance. Flood our hearts 
with Your affirmation of Your love so that we may cherish the privilege 
of knowing and enjoying those who work with, for, and around us. Thank 
You for rejuvenating us with this time of prayer. In the name of our 
Lord. Amen.

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