[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S7507]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, our Father, with whom there is no variableness or shadow of 
turning, more steadfast than the stars and more reliable than the 
rising and setting of the Sun, we thank You for Your changelessness. 
You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. You are our one fixed 
stability in the midst of changing circumstances. Your faithfulness is 
our peace. It is a source of comfort and courage that You know exactly 
what is ahead of us today. Go before us to show the way. Here are our 
minds, inspire them with Your wisdom; here are our wills, infuse them 
with the desire to follow Your guidance; here are our hearts, infill 
them with Your love. There is enough time today to do what You desire; 
so grant us freedom from tyranny of the urgent. You have been so 
patient with us; help us to be patient with those around us. We commit 
this day to You and thank You in advance for Your presence and power. 
In the name of our Lord. Amen.

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