[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 131 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11061]
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, Creator and Sovereign of all, slow us down, we are 
moving too fast; we do not realize Your blessings until they are past. 
We jet at high speed to our destinations only to circle in holding 
patterns. Life also has its holding patterns when we must wait. We are 
not very good at waiting. We want everything yesterday. Help us to 
trust in Your timing. You are always on time. Keep us from running 
ahead of You or lagging behind. Today, help us to enjoy life as it 
unfolds, to live to the fullest in each hour, and to relish the sheer 
wonder of Your grace and goodness. Open our eyes so that we may see 
Your glory in the people and opportunities You give us. Unstop the ears 
of our hearts so we may hear Your guidance. Release our wills from the 
bondage of our controlling attitudes so we can act on what You call us 
to do. Replenish our physical strength so we can have resiliency for 
each challenge. So, if life dishes out a holding pattern today, may we 
use it wisely to remember where we have been by Your grace and where we 
are going under Your guidance. Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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