[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6021]
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, there is no greater joy than to be Your friend. 
Along with Abraham and Moses, and men and women throughout the ages, we 
accept the awesome privilege of a friendship with You. To be called a 
friend of God is a source of strength and courage. When this assurance 
pervades our minds, hearts, and wills, we can pray for Your guidance 
and know that You will not only show us the way, but walk with us.
  Thank You for helping us be the kind of friends to others that You 
have been to us. May we express Your loyalty, faithfulness, and 
consistency. We are thankful for the lasting friendships established 
and deepened over the years here in the Senate. These friendships 
weather the storms of conflict, party differences, and political 
tensions.
  Today, on behalf of both parties, I express our gratitude to You, 
Father, for our friend, Bob Dole. Thank You for his commitment to You 
expressed so faithfully in his leadership and service here in the 
Senate. He leaves the Senate this afternoon, but You know he can never 
leave the place he holds in our hearts. Bless him with the knowledge of 
Your love and our esteem. In the name of Jesus. Amen.

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