[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 125 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S10349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Father, in the Scriptures You have called people to pray for 
their leaders that they may lead, ``A quiet and peaceable life, in all 
godliness and reverence.'' We are thankful that throughout the land 
citizens began their day with this prayer. We are the recipients of 
this heartfelt intercession. Now our own prayer is that we may 
cooperate in receiving Your answer to the millions of prayers prayed 
for us. It is a source of awe and wonder that You have placed us in 
positions of authority and made us the focus of Your blessing and 
power. We especially think of the prayer that we may lead godly lives. 
As we reflect on this magnificent possibility we realize that it would 
mean that we make knowing You the primary priority of our lives. More 
than knowing about You or having a second-hand acquaintanceship with 
You, we renew our commitment to really know You in the intimacy of an 
honest, open, receptive relationship of faith and trust. With 
deliberate intentionality we seek Your answers to our problems. O God, 
make us examples to the Nation of what it truly means to live a godly 
life to Your glory and honor through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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