[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Abraham Lincoln expressed his dependence on prayer to sustain and 
strengthen him in difficult and challenging times. He said, ``I have 
been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that 
I had nowhere to go but to prayer. My own wisdom and that of those all 
about me seemed insufficient for the day.''
  Gracious Father, thank You for the gift of prayer. When problems pile 
up and pressures mount, we are so grateful that we, too, have a place 
to turn. And You are there waiting for us, offering Your grace for grim 
days and Your strength for our struggles. How good it is to know that 
we are not alone. We can be honest with You about our insufficiencies 
and discover the sufficiency of Your wisdom given in very specific and 
practical answers to our deepest needs. Lord, help us to spend more 
time listening to Your answers than we do in our lengthy explanations 
to You of our problems. We dedicate this day to seek Your guidance, to 
follow Your direction, and to do our best to lead this Nation according 
to Your will. We humbly confess our profound need for You and praise 
You for Your faithfulness to give us exactly what we need for all the 
challenges of the day ahead. Lead on Lord. Amen.

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