[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 47 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3251]
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, we return to the work of the Senate this morning with 
our hearts still at half-mast. We share a profound grief over the 
tragic and untimely death of Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. Our grief 
is mingled with the acute pain of loss for our Nation, the President, 
the President's Cabinet, and the Democratic Party. We ask You to 
continue to comfort and strengthen the Secretary's family with the 
assurance of eternal life. Our hearts also are heavy with the memory of 
the deaths of members of staff and the leading business leaders who 
were with the Secretary on his crucial mission of rehabilitation.
  So, Lord, as we resume our responsibilities today, give us a renewed 
sense of the shortness of time and the length of eternity. Help us to 
live this day to the fullest as if it were our last day. May we never 
take for granted the gift of life or the privilege of serving You by 
giving our best to the tasks and challenges we will face today. Grant 
us Your grace to endure, Your wisdom to make creative decisions, and 
Your power to offset the pressures of the demanding life we are called 
to live. God, bless America. In the Lord's name. Amen.

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