[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S7679]
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 God, show us enough of our real selves to expose our false 
pride and enough of Your grace to overcome our self-sufficiency. When 
we are tempted, fortify us with Your strength. Give us keen intellect 
to listen for Your voice in every difficulty. Be with us on the 
mountain peaks of success to remind us that You are the source of our 
talents and gifts and in the deep valleys of discouragement to help us 
receive Your courage to press on. You are our light. We were not meant 
to walk in darkness of fear or uncertainty. We trust You to use all of 
the victories and defeats of life to bring us closer to You.
  Bless the women and men of this Senate that, laying aside the 
divisions of party spirit, they may be united in heart and mind to 
serve You together. May debate be a quest for greater truth and may the 
will simply to win arguments be replaced by the greater purpose of 
working together to discover and do what is best for our Nation. May a 
new team spirit overcome our separatism and may oneness in You make us 
loyal to one another as fellow Americans. In our Lord's name. Amen.

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