[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3417]
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 dependent on You for everything. We could not 
breathe a breath, think a thought, move a muscle, work a day, or 
develop our lives without Your moment-by-moment provision. We place our 
finger on our pulse; thank You for the gift of life. We breathe in, 
saying ``Bless the Lord, O my soul''; and breathe out saying, ``And all 
that is within me bless His holy name.''
  We list all that is ours from Your loving provision. We praise You 
for food, our physical bodies, people in our lives, the opportunities 
and challenges of today. We want to make this a day for constant and 
consistent conversation with You in which we repeatedly say thank You, 
Lord, for the abundant mercies that You give us in a never-ending flow 
of goodness.
  You know that a thankful heart is not just the greatest virtue, but 
You have made it the parent of all virtues and the source of the 
transformation of our attitudes. Every virtue devoid of thankfulness is 
maimed and limps along the spiritual road. With everything that is 
within us, we thank You. May this be a day for constant thanksgiving 
for the privilege of life. In Your holy name. Amen.

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