[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5781]
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, Sovereign of this Nation, we begin the work of this day 
with an acute sense of our accountability to You. We claim Solomon's 
promise, ``In everything you do, put God first, and He will direct you 
and crown your effort with success''.--Prov. 3:6. In response, we say 
with the psalmist, ``May the words of our mouths and the meditation of 
our hearts be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord''.--Psalm 19:14. Help us 
remember that every thought we think and every word we speak is open to 
Your scrutiny. We commit this day to love You with our minds and honor 
You with our words. Guide the crucial decisions of this day. Bless the 
Senators with Your gifts of wisdom and vision. Grant them the profound 
inner peace that results from trusting You completely. Draw them 
together in oneness in diversity, unity in patriotism, and loyalty in a 
shared commitment to You. In the name of our Lord. Amen.

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