[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 32 (Monday, March 11, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1663]
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, Divine Sovereign of this land, and Lord of our lives, 
You have blessed us in each period of our Nation's history with great 
leaders who trust in You and seek Your guidance. You have told us in 
the Scriptures that, ``Righteousness exalts a Nation''--Proverbs 14:34; 
and ``When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice''--
Proverbs 29:2. We thank You for all the women and men of both parties 
who have been called by You to lead our Nation here in this Senate. 
Each one is here by Your sovereign appointment to glorify You by 
seeking to know and do Your will.
  Today we thank You for Strom Thurmond and the 42 years of faithful 
service here in the Senate. At this special time of recognition of his 
outstanding record of service to You and our Nation, we praise You for 
his leadership, wisdom, and strength. You have blessed him to be a 
blessing to his beloved South Carolina and to the Nation as a whole. We 
cherish our friendship with him and admire his patriotism. And now we 
press on to the work of this day seeking to glorify You in all we say 
and do. In Your holy name. Amen.

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