[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S10245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  O God, our Father, this is a new day. Banish all the gloom and 
darkness of worry and fear. Set us free to praise and worship You in 
joy and gladness. May we neither gloat over yesterday's successes nor 
be grim over yesterday's defeats. Help us make a fresh start and give 
ourselves fully to the challenges and opportunities of this day.
  Grant us a vibrant enthusiasm so that we can accept each 
responsibility with delight and care for each person with affirmation. 
We know that life is an accumulation of days lived fully for Your glory 
or wasted on anxious care. Fill our minds with Your spirit so that we 
can think creatively; transform our attitudes so we can reflect Your 
patience and peace; brighten our countenance so that we will radiate 
Your joy; infuse strengths into our bodies so that we will have 
resiliency for the pressures of whatever the day will bring.
  We look ahead to the decisions we will have to make today, and our 
deepest longing is that we will not miss Your best for us or our 
Nation. We dedicate this day to trust You all the way. Through our Lord 
and Savior. Amen.

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