[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S9085]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest chaplain, the Reverend Charles F. Hart, of the Associated 
Churches of God in Oregon and Southwest Washington, offered the 
following prayer:
  Eternal God, our Maker, our God most holy, Your unconditional love 
surrounds us, and everywhere we look, we see the beauty of Your 
creative power. We join our hearts with the psalmist who prayed, ``O 
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the Earth.'' You are a 
God of refuge and strength and a very present help in times of 
important decisions that the men and women of the U.S. Senate will face 
from day to day.
  Our prayer this day, O sovereign Lord, is for Your limitless, 
fathomless, most holy wisdom and love to permeate these great leaders 
of our great Nation as they lead the United States of America into the 
21st century. May our Nation always be known as peacemakers and 
peacekeepers.
  May the grace and the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you 
always. Amen.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The able Senator from Oregon is 
recognized.

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