[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Eternal Father, You have told us that the things we can see are 
temporary, but the things which are unseen are eternal. We confess that 
what is seen captivates our attention. It is easy to get lost in the 
labyrinth of life's enigmas. The media constantly remind us of violence 
and vandalism, crimes and conflicts, and the spin we put on sin. 
Sometimes, the things which are seen blur our vision of the unseen, but 
indefatigable movement of Your Spirit in people and circumstances. You 
call us to experience the things which are unseen: Your eternal 
presence, the power of love, the healing of forgiveness, and Your 
guidance of leaders who open their minds to You.
  In the on-going drama of secular life with all its sinister and 
alarming possibilities, also help us to see what You are doing to 
change people and enable them to change government and our society. We 
are not asking for a simplistic, ``God is in His heaven and all is 
right with the world'' nostrum. Rather, we need an ``All is not right 
with the world but lo I am with you always,'' cure for our deepest 
needs.
  Now it dawns on us with full force; only Your invisible power can 
transform our intractable problems. We yield ourselves to be agents of 
Your visible impact on our Nation at this strategic time of history. In 
the name of our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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