[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 1, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

Oh God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come
Be our guide while this day shall pass
And our eternal home!

  Almighty God, above time and yet with us in the passage of time, You 
give us enough time in each day to do what You want accomplished. Thank 
You for the minutes and hours of the day ahead. Help us to think of 
them as Your investment in this day's account, there for us to draw on 
to do what You want us to do on Your timing. May we neither feel rushed 
nor restless. Make us good stewards of the gift of time we have today. 
May we not squander it or sequester it. Free us from the manipulation 
of time. Our mutual goal is to do Your will in the order of Your 
priorities for the good, as well as the safety, of our Nation.
  We commit ourselves to be sensitive to the guidance of Your spirit in 
the convictions we express and how we express them. Give us generosity 
in our attitudes and frugality in our verbiage. Remind us of our 
accountability to You. So fill this Chamber with Your glory and the 
mind and heart of each Senator with Your wisdom. And this morning, 
gracious God, we thank You for the service of Kelly Johnston as 
Secretary of the Senate and welcome Gary Sisco to this important and 
crucial position. We ask Your blessing and power on this Senate. 
Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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