[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 37 (Monday, March 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2213]
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, we are irresistibly drawn into Your presence by the 
magnetism of Your love. You know all about us and offer forgiveness. 
You know our needs and grant us Your strength. You know our 
responsibilities and assure us of Your intervening help. You know the 
decisions that we must make this week and remind us that if we will 
seek Your guidance You will show us the way. Jog our memories about 
Your faithfulness in the past so that we may trust You with our present 
concerns.
  As we begin this new week, give us a renewed vision of our high 
calling to serve You in government. May all that we do be done for Your 
glory. Lift us to the sublime level of excellence that is achieved only 
when we seek to please You above all else. May our work be an 
expression of our worship of You. Therefore, we will attempt great 
things for You and know that we will receive great power from You. In 
our Lord's name. Amen.

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