[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 121 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S9985]
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, thank You for the serendipities You arrange, those 
unusual surprises in usual circumstances. You delight to surprise us 
with interventions and inspiration we do not expect. In a timely way, 
You guide our thoughts with wisdom and insight we could not have 
discovered on our own. You help us untie knotty problems and we are 
amazed, wondering why we had not thought of the solutions You provide. 
You use people to help us, to bolster our esteem, and to communicate 
Your love in remarkable ways. You have given us a life full of 
surprises.
  Now as we begin a new day we want to live expectantly, open for what 
You will do or give. We are so thankful for Your goodness. May it give 
us a very positive attitude toward what's ahead today. Banish our 
grimness with Your grace. Dear God, it's great to be alive and have the 
privilege to serve you. We report in for duty with delight.
  And yet, as we do our work in the relative safety and quiet of the 
Nation's Capitol, we are acutely aware that life today for many 
Americans living on the Southeastern seaboard of our Nation will be 
filled with danger and destruction in the wake of Hurricane Fran. We 
ask for Your protection and for Your intervention to bring this crisis 
to an end. Thank You that we can turn to You for help in all the storms 
of life, whether they are in our hearts or in the winds of a hurricane. 
In the name of our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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