[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 4, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S9777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, our loving Heavenly Father, thank You for Your gracious 
care of each of us. Your loving hand is upon us seeking to assure us 
and direct our steps. Help us to be sensitive to every guiding nudge of 
Your direction. We face great challenges and even greater 
opportunities. Help us to be positive, creative thinkers today. Keep us 
from quickly making up our minds and then seeking Your approval for our 
decisions and actions. We do not have all the answers, so give us a 
spirit of true humility that constantly seeks to apply Your truth to 
the issues before us. Save us from the frustration and exhaustion of 
rushing up self-determined paths without Your guidance. Give us insight 
to see Your path and the patience and the endurance to walk in it with 
our hands firmly held by Yours. You have promised never to leave or 
forsake us, so we walk on with hope in our hearts. In the name of the 
Way, the Truth, and the Light. Amen.

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