[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 21, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5397]
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  The Senate met at 9 a.m., and was called to order by the President 
pro tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Today's prayer will be offered by our 
guest Chaplain, the Reverend Ron Mehl, Beaverton Foursquare Church, 
Beaverton, OR, invited by Senator Mark Hatfield.
  We are pleased to have you with us.
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                                 PRAYER

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Ron Mehl, offered the following 
prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Dear Father, we come before You this morning to express the deep need 
we feel as a nation to be touched by Your mighty power and sustained by 
Your sovereign grace. We thank You for the gifted leaders You have 
placed in positions of authority in our land. We know that great 
leaders are first good followers, so teach us to hunger for wisdom from 
above, that we may know what is the right thing to do, and give us the 
courage to do it. Resurrect in us a deep hunger for revival, and awaken 
in us a passion for righteousness to rule and reign in our land. This 
day we pray for our leaders, their families and friends, and ask that 
You might reward them for their faithfulness, sacrifice, and service. 
Give us a revelation of Yourself. Open our eyes to the truth that the 
task You have called us to is greater than we are. Today we acknowledge 
our utter dependence upon You and the need we feel to seek Your counsel 
daily, for You are the fountainhead of all truth, the truth that truly 
makes us free. In Your holy and mighty name, we pray. Amen.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The able senior Senator from Oregon, 
Senator Hatfield, is recognized.
  Mr. HATFIELD. Thank you, Mr. President.

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