[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 87 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6167]
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, make us maximum by Your Spirit for the demanding 
responsibilities and relationships of this day. We say with the 
psalmist, ``Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the 
God of our salvation!''--Psalm 68:19.
  We praise You that it is Your will to give good things to those who 
ask You. You give strength and power to Your people when we seek You 
above anything else. You guide the humble and teach them Your way. You 
know what we need before we ask You, and yet, encourage us to seek, 
knock, and ask in our prayers. When we truly seek You and really desire 
Your will, You do guide us in what to ask. Our day is filled with 
challenges and decisions beyond our own knowledge and experience. We 
dare not press ahead on our own resources. In the quiet of this 
magnificent moment of conversation with You we commit this day and ask 
for the wisdom of Your Holy Spirit. Thank You in advance for a great 
day lived for Your glory. Amen.

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