[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 52 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3749]
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, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, full of love and 
compassion, abundant in grace and truth, we praise You for being the 
faithful initiator and inspiration of prayer. We need not search for 
You, because You have found us; we need not ask for Your presence, 
because You already are impinging on our minds and hearts; we need not 
convince You of our concerns, because You know what we need even before 
we ask. What we do need are humble and receptive minds. Awe and wonder 
grip us as we realize that You want our attention and want to use us to 
accomplish Your plans for our Nation. We openly confess the inadequacy 
of our limited understanding. Infuse us with Your wisdom.
  The week ahead is filled with crucial issues to be debated and 
decided. Reveal Your will for what is best for our Nation. We yield our 
minds to think, and then communicate, Your thoughts. Invade our 
attitudes with Your patience so that we will be able to work 
effectively with those who differ with us. Help us to listen to others 
as attentively as we want them to listen to us. In the midst of 
controversy keep us unified in the bond of our greater commitment to be 
servant-leaders of our Nation.
  As we press on with the work You have given us to do here, we commit 
to You the care of loved ones and friends who need Your physical 
healing and spiritual strength. In Your holy name. Amen.

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