[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 103 (Friday, July 12, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S7797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, our help in ages past and our hope for years to come, we 
thank You for Your mercy and blessing toward the United States 
throughout our history. Hear us as we seek Your continued guidance in 
our day. May the women and men of this Senate be so sensitive to Your 
grand vision for our Nation that they will be a conscience to our 
citizens calling them back to You. Give these leaders soundness of 
judgment, courage in their decisions, and a united zeal to serve You 
together. You have warned us that a kingdom divided against itself 
cannot stand. Help us to affirm that those things on which we agree are 
of greater value than those things on which we differ. As we work 
together, deepen our understanding of one another's needs and enlarge 
our respect for one another's opinions. Make us one in the common cause 
of justice, righteousness, and truth. We all commit ourselves to the 
work of government for the honor and glory of Your name. Amen.

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