[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1537]
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[[Page S1537]]

  The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was 
called to order by the President pro tempore [Mr. Thurmond.]

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                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, You are infinite, eternal, unchangeable, and the source of 
wisdom, holiness, goodness, and truth. Today we want to hold together 
two Biblical admonitions. We are told that the fear of the Lord is the 
beginning of wisdom but also that we are not to fear. Help us to 
distinguish between the humble awe and wonder that opens us to the gift 
of Your guidance, and the negative panic that so often grips our souls.
  Give us a profound reverence in Your presence that keeps us on the 
knees of our hearts. May we never presume that we are adequate for a 
day's challenges until we have received Your strength and vision. Give 
us the confidence that comes from trust in Your reliability and 
resourcefulness. You never let us down and constantly lift us up.
  Lord, liberate us from all minor fears that haunt us: the fear of 
hidden memories, the fear of imagined failure, and the fear of what is 
ahead. We may not know what the future holds, but we do know that You 
hold the future. In the name of Him whose constant watch word is ``Fear 
not, I am with you!'' Amen.

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