[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 99 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S7345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Father Paul Lavin, pastor of St. Joseph's on 
Capitol Hill, offered the following prayer:
  Let us listen to the word of the Lord in Psalm 18:
  I would love thee, O Lord, my strength.
  The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my 
strength, in whom I trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation.
  I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised.
  Let us pray:
  We stand before You, O Lord conscious of our sinfulness but aware of 
Your love for us.
  Come to us, remain with us, and enlighten our hearts.
  Give us light and strength to know Your will to make it our own and 
to live it in our lives.
  Guide us by Your wisdom, support us by Your power, keep us faithful 
to all that is true.
  You desire justice for all: Enable us to uphold the rights of others; 
do not allow us to be misled by ignorance or corrupted by fear or 
favor.
  Glory and praise to You for ever and ever. Amen.

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